Title :
Salmon, Songs, and Blankets: Creativity on the Northwest Coast
Author_Institution :
Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2011.65
