DocumentCode
1524714
Title
Salmon, Songs, and Blankets: Creativity on the Northwest Coast
Author
Lesk, Michael
Author_Institution
Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Volume
9
Issue
3
fYear
2011
Firstpage
78
Lastpage
81
Abstract
The First Nations groups in British Columbia (and nearby Native American groups in Alaska) recognized the ownership of songs and dances, and transferred them as items of value; they did so in a social system rather than a legal one.
Keywords
social aspects of automation; dances; social system; songs; Copyright protection; Cultural differences; Economics; Intellectual property; Marketing and sales; Music; Social factors; Alaska; First Nations; Kwakiutl; Tlingit; Tsimshian; intellectual property; social protection; traditional knowledge;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Security & Privacy, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1540-7993
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSP.2011.65
Filename
5772968
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