International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
IJALIS
ISSN: 2360-7858
Vol. 11(5), pp. 208 --214 August, 2023.
ISSN: 2360-7858
https://doi.org/10.14662/ijalis2023160
Full Length Research
Effect of Intellectual Property Right and Fair Use in the Digital Era on Indigenous Knowledge: An overview.
1Gboyega K. OYENIRAN (Ph.D) CLN and 2Olabode Olajide
1University Library, Federal University Otuoke, Principal Librarian, Bayelsa – State, Nigeria 2College of Medicine Library, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti -State, Nigeria. E-mail: Olabode.olajide@fuoye.edu.ng
Corresponding author’s E-mail: oyenirankg@fuotuoke.edu.ng
Accepted 30 July 2023
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Abstract |
An understanding of intellectual property right is specifically important in an academic, scholarly, and artistic environment where creators are continuously using the works of others to build and shape their own opinions and later use it to produce their own works. This paper examined the effect of intellectual property right and fair use in the digital era on indigenous knowledge. The researcher carried out a comprehensive extract on textbooks, journals and magazine, internet, Newspapers and other written documents that are related to the subject matter. The paper equally examined clarification of some basic terms used in the works which include intellectual property, protection, Indigenous knowledge, intellectual property protection and the digital era. Many other important areas were equally examined such as: the digitization of indigenous knowledge, relationship between the indigenous knowledge and intellectual property rights, the principle of fair use and fair use doctrine. From the empirical studies extracted from various journals textbooks and written document consulted and referenced, it is cleared that there is so much problems of enforcement of copyrights in the print- based world. It is even worst in the digital era where materials are freely available on World Wide Web and internet and in most cases it’s a challenge to differentiate between original work and copies of the same work. Finally, some of the exception to intellectual property rights were highlighted including some problems of copyright of digitized indigenous knowledge and above all suggested way out are equally highlighted
Keywords: Intellectual property, Digital era, Indigenous knowledge, Intellectual property protection
| Cite This Article As: OYENIRAN, G.K., Olajide, O. (2023). Effect of Intellectual Property Right and Fair Use in the Digital Era on Indigenous Knowledge: An overview. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 11(6): 208-214 | |