From jvanflee@aaas.org Tue Jul 15 12:55:06 2003 Received: from mxu3.u.washington.edu (mxu3.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.133]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.9+UW03.06/8.12.9+UW03.06) with ESMTP id h6FJt52x016636 for ; Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:55:05 -0700 Received: from monkey.aaas.org (monkey.aaas.org [198.151.217.80]) by mxu3.u.washington.edu (8.12.9+UW03.06/8.12.9+UW03.06) with ESMTP id h6FJt3JL025380 for ; Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:55:03 -0700 Received: from AAASMTA.aaas.org (groupwise.aaas.org [198.151.217.126]) by monkey.aaas.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D2F0F74D19 for ; Tue, 15 Jul 2003 15:55:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from GWISE-Message_Server by AAASMTA.aaas.org with Novell_GroupWise; Tue, 15 Jul 2003 15:52:35 -0400 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.5.1 Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 15:52:23 -0400 From: "Justin Van Fleet" To: Subject: New Handbook on Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=XXXI, Probability=31%, Report='__HAS_X_MAILER, __EVITE_CTYPE, SUBJ_HAS_SPACES, SUPERLONG_LINE, SPAM_PHRASE_02_03' Realizing that traditional knowledge holders stand outside the fold of = intellectual property rights and are most often negatively affected by = them, the AAAS Science and Human Rights Program has created a handbook = that attempts to make intellectual property issues and protection options = more understandable and readily available for traditional knowledge = holders, human rights NGOs, and legal professionals. Its ultimate goal is = to help local communities understand and identify potential protection = mechanisms already present in the current intellectual property rights = regime that may be applied to their knowledge. For communities that do = not wish to participate in the IP regime, it offers suggestions and = options to avoid inappropriate claims on their knowledge by others. In = addition to introducing intellectual property concepts, this handbook = contains a series of exercises to help the user to identify and classify = types of knowledge, cultural aspects, and community goals related to = specific knowledge claims. Through a series of exercises, it is possible = for traditional knowledge holders to identify whether or not specific = intellectual property protection options are relevant and/or appropriate = for their knowledge.=20 An electronic version of the handbook is now available for download free = of chargeat: http://shr.aaas.org/tek/handbook/ Print copies will become available in the coming weeks for a nominal fee = to cover printing and shipping charges. Check the website for updates on = distribution.=20 For more information, contact Stephen Hansen at shansen@aaas.org Justin W. VanFleet Project Coordinator Science and Intellectual Property in the Public Interest Science and Human Rights Program American Association for the=20 Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1200 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005 USA Tel: 1 202 326 6220 Fax: 1 202 289 4950 jvanflee@aaas.org http://shr.aaas.org http://sippi.aaas.org .