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two issues from Moji..
Posted Tuesday, 16 June 2009 By Moji Riba, CCRD
Hi all!
Would love responses.
2 things:
firstly, the ready reckoner is a 'work in progress' and all we who worked on it (Sonal, Shena, me) still need comments, feedback to tighten it up.
secondly, i suddenly am undecided if this is a good idea in the first place To re-phrase that, I am little unsure when i see what rayson has said about making cultural practices a commodity. We are faced on the one hand with concerns of protecting the rights of communities so that they do not get taken advantage of, and at the same time, there is the moral dilemma of whether we should quantify traditional knowledge as 'property' as we have done...what do we do?- sound traditional communities that knowledge IS a commodity and that they should be prepared to deal with it or don't sound them in deference to the traditional idea of a life of commons and see them being taken for a ride...???
Would love responses.
2 things:
firstly, the ready reckoner is a 'work in progress' and all we who worked on it (Sonal, Shena, me) still need comments, feedback to tighten it up.
secondly, i suddenly am undecided if this is a good idea in the first place To re-phrase that, I am little unsure when i see what rayson has said about making cultural practices a commodity. We are faced on the one hand with concerns of protecting the rights of communities so that they do not get taken advantage of, and at the same time, there is the moral dilemma of whether we should quantify traditional knowledge as 'property' as we have done...what do we do?- sound traditional communities that knowledge IS a commodity and that they should be prepared to deal with it or don't sound them in deference to the traditional idea of a life of commons and see them being taken for a ride...???
