Surveys of Existing Practices, Protocols and Policies
Many institutions and communities have already developed valuable IP-related codes, protocols, policies, practices and standard agreements relating to the safeguarding of, access to, ownership of and control over cultural heritage. WIPO has commissioned surveys of these existing resources and practices, which can serve as an empirical basis for the eventual development of best practices and guidelines. The surveys were prepared by experts commissioned by WIPO. Contributions, comments and corrections to the surveys are welcome!
| Country/Region | Author | Title(s) | Document(s) |
| North America | Martin Skrydstrup [PDF] | "Towards IP Guidelines and Best Practices for Recording and Digitizing Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Survey of Codes, Conduct and Challenges in North America" | - Survey Report [PDF] - Executive Summary [PDF] |
| South Pacific | Malia Talakai [PDF] | "Intellectual Property and Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Survey of Current Practices and Protocols in the South Pacific" | - Survey Report [PDF] - Executive Summary [PDF] - Maori Glossary [PDF] |
| Argentina | Maria Clara Lima [PDF] | "Gestión de la Propiedad Intelectual en la Digitalización de Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial en Argentina" | - Survey Report [PDF] (in Spanish) - Executive Summary [PDF] |
| Brazil | Antonio Arantes [PDF] | "Documenting and Disseminating Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions in Brazil" | - Survey Report (Volume 1 - PDF) (Volume 2 - PDF) - Executive Summary [PDF] |
| Bulgaria | Vladia Borissova [PDF] | "Digitizing Cultural Heritage in Bulgaria: A Survey of Intellectual Property-related Experiences and Practices" | - Survey Report [PDF] - Executive Summary [PDF] - Supplement [PDF] |
| France | Laurella Rincon [PDF] | "Intellectual Property and Protection of Cultural Heritage: the case of the two national museums of arts and civilizations in France" (English translation from French) | - Survey Report [PDF] - Executive Summary [PDF] (in French) |
| Guatemala | Jose Maza [PDF] | "National Experiences and Practices for Developing Intellectual Property Guidelines in Guatemala." This survey report has been written in the context of the WIPO Creative Heritage Project in Guatemala, in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Registry of Guatemala |
- Survey Report [PDF] (in Spanish) |
| India | Shubha Chaudhuri [PDF] | "Intellectual Property Managment in an Ethnomusicology Archive: An Empirical View from India" | - Survey Report [PDF] |
