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Preserving one's narrative : implications of intellectual property protection of folklore and the steel pan in Trinidad and Tobago
- Title
- Preserving one's narrative : implications of intellectual property protection of folklore and the steel pan in Trinidad and Tobago / Sharon B. Le Gall.
- Author
- Le Gall, Sharon B. (Sharon Beverley), 1964-
- Publication
- 1994.
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- Description
- xii, 267 p.
- Summary
- "This paper problematizes the issue of applying Anglo-American intellectual property law with its focus on individual authorship and proprietary interests, to communally derived forms of artistic expression, within the context of folklore and the steel pan in Trinidad and Tobago."--Abstract.
- Subjects
- Thesis (note)
- Thesis (Master of Laws)--York University, 1994.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-267).
- Reproduction (note)
- Photocopy.
- Contents
- Concepts of folklore and the folkloric characters of Trinidad and Tobago carnival : the Pierrot Grenade and the Midnight Robber -- The concept of intellectual property : copyright and its theoretical justifications -- An attempt to reconcile divergent cultural conceptions of artistic expression - the Tunis model -- The invention of the steel pan -- The historical development of the patent system and its theoretical justifications in the context of the evolution of the steel pan -- Developing countries, patent legislation, and possible alternatives to protecting the steel pan -- Attempts to recognize cultural difference in rights discourse : collective rights? to folklore and the steel pan.
- Call Number
- Sc D 05-1060
- OCLC
- 47266006
- Author
- Le Gall, Sharon B. (Sharon Beverley), 1964-
- Title
- Preserving one's narrative : implications of intellectual property protection of folklore and the steel pan in Trinidad and Tobago / Sharon B. Le Gall.
- Imprint
- 1994.
- Thesis
- Thesis (Master of Laws)--York University, 1994.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-267).
- Reproduction
- Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Dissertation Services, 2005. 22 cm.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 05-1060