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Rosemary Coombe Lecture Report Back

Submitted by alycia on Mon, 04/25/2011 - 10:24

Rosemary Coombe, April 6, 2011
Coombe's talk was focused upon Marks Indicating Conditions of Origin (MICOs). My notes are cryptic, but the talk was really powerful--it made me realize that there are many more IP's out in the world beyond what I'd even imagined.

  • Cultural markers as resources, objectification of cultural identity
  • Reify cultural differences rather than reflect them
  • Local knowledge transformed into intellectual property (and regulated by the state)
  • Inaliable: these IP's are unique IP's, held collectively
  • Can't be sold, held in perpetuity
  • Preservation of cultural and biological diversity (in marketing)
  • Tripps agreement?--my reminder to look into this
  • Danger of extinction fuels IP'ing (to protect)
  • Surveillance of MICOs-China
  • Weakens social ties and creates suspicion, competition
  • Large orders make it impossible to sustain hand creation of goods
  • No efforts to prevent piracy, even after IP'ed
  • No one is educated about these goods
  • Tradition appropriated and modern production replaces

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