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Indigenous Intellectual Property

Indigenous Intellectual Property

In order to look deeper into the Indigenous Intellectual Property issues, let’s start with two anecdotes from Hugh Stephen’s blog (https://hughstephensblog.net/2019/10/08/can-copyright-law-protect-indigenous-culture-if-not-what-is-the-answer/). Great Bear Rainforest, is a pro-environment documentary film that was produced by Heiltsuk First Nation. Mr. Byron Horner holds the copyrights of the film and is legally entitled to use it. The issue raises […]