Antons (comparative law, U. of Wollongong, Australia) presents 16 chapters examining the relationship between traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions, and intellectual property in the Asia-Pacific region from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, particularly from the perspectives of intellectual property law and international law, but also from the perspectives of legal sociology, anthropology, and media and communication studies. Papers survey the current state of the debate and examine a variety of proposals for the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions including that of the World Intellectual Property Organization. They also address the digitization of traditional knowledge and include case studies from Australia, New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. Distributed in North America by Aspen Publishers, Inc. Annotation 2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
