Declare that Indigenous Peoples of the world have the right to self determination and in. exercising that right must be recognised as the exclusive owners Of their cultural and. intellectual property. Acknowledge that Indigenous Peoples have a commonality of experiences relating to the.Dhuʻl-H. 21, 1413 AH

Indigenous cultural intellectual property (ICIP) is a right that Indigenous people have to protect their traditional art and culture. She says ICIP covers many things, including: “Traditional knowledge, cultural practices, spiritual knowledge, ancestral material and languages.”Ram. 17, 1441 AH

Indigenous intellectual property is a term used in national and international forums to describe intellectual property that is “collectively owned” by various indigenous peoples, and by extension, their legal rights to protect specific such property.

Elements of the misappropriation of traditional knowledge covered in the Draft Treaty’s alternative definitions include: (1) “access” or “use”; (2) “without free, prior and informed consent or approval and involvement, and, where applicable, without mutual agreed terms,” “in violation of customary law and established …Sha. 25, 1440 AH

The flag’s design consists of a coloured rectangle divided in half horizontally. The top half of the flag is black to symbolise Aboriginal people. The red in the lower half stands for the earth and the colour of ochre, which has ceremonial significance. The circle of yellow in the centre of the flag represents the sun.

Plagiarism is a major issue. It is the act of theft of another person’s intellectual property which comprises of ideas, inventions, and original works of authorship, words, slogans, designs, proprietary information, and using them as own without giving credit to main author or inventor.

Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.

Cultural appropriation, often framed as cultural misappropriation, is sometimes portrayed as harmful and is claimed to be a violation of the collective intellectual property rights of the originating culture. Some examples cited in the wikipedia post include appropriation of music, dance, sports names (ex.Dhuʻl-Q. 17, 1438 AH

Using this model, the protection of indigenous knowledge is achieved through: the recognition of collec- tive land rights; the strengthening of community management of natural resources, biodiversity and knowledge based on customary laws and institutions; strength- ening of cultural and spiritual values; and …

Local and indigenous knowledge refers to the understandings, skills and philosophies developed by societies with long histories of interaction with their natural surroundings.Raj. 20, 1439 AH

Permission is not required to fly the Australian Aboriginal flag, however, the Australian Aboriginal flag is protected by copyright and may only be reproduced in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 or with the permission of Mr Harold Thomas.

The symbolic meaning of the flag colours (as stated by Harold Thomas) is: Black – represents the Aboriginal people of Australia. Yellow circle – represents the Sun, the giver of life and protector. Red – represents the red earth, the red ochre used in ceremonies and Aboriginal peoples’ spiritual relation to the land.