WHO OWNS FOLKLORE? A Discussion Paper by Graham Seal

  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE NEED TO IDENTIFY, COLLATE AND PRESERVE FOLKLORE
  • FOLKLORE AS AN ECONOMIC RESOURCE
  • FROM PUBLIC DOMAIN TO COMMUNITY RIGHT
  • THE NEED TO CONSIDER THESE DIFFICULT ISSUES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY

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    BIBLIOGRAPHY

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    FOOTNOTES:
    • [1] Seal, G. The Hidden Culture: Folklore in Australian Society, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1989; 1992, chpt. 1.
    • [2] Lowenthal, D., The Past is A Foreign Country and The Heritage Crusade
    • [3] Mitchell, T., Popular Music and Local Identity: Rock, Pop and Rap in Europe and Oceania, Leicester university Press, London/New York, 1996; Taylor, T., Global Pop: World Music, World Markets, Routledge, New York/London, 1997.
    • [4] Puri, K., 'Preservation and Conservation of Expressions of Folklore', (UNESCO)Copyright Bulletin vol. XXXII, no. 4, Oct--Dec 1998.
    • [5] Preliminary research carried out by the Australian Folklore Research Unit at Curtin University (unpublished), suggest that c. 200 000 people take part in 'folk' and related festivals each year in Australia.
    • [6] Puri, K., 'Cultural Ownership and Intellectual Property Rights Post-Mabo: Putting Ideas into Action', 9 IPJ 293; Report of the Working Party on the Protection of Aboriginal Folklore, Dept. of Home Affairs and the Environment, Canberra, 1981.

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