This guide was written for people attending the Festival, as well as participants, performers and exhibitors.

This study was prepared as part of a program of assistance being provided to the Solomon Islands and the Council of Pacific Arts by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and WIPO.

This Brief introduces intellectual property consideration for arts festival organizers, to safeguard and promote their own interests and those of festival participants.

This Brief introduces intellectual property consideration for arts festival organizers, to safeguard and promote their own interests and those of festival participants.

This Guide provides general information about intellectual property (IP) and cultural interests. It identifies the main IP challenges faced by festival organizers and outlines some practical elements of an effective IP management strategy, following a step-by-step approach.

"As host of the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts, Solomon Islands is in a unique position relative to the hosts of previous festivals. It has a longer lead-time for preparation, and a commitment of support from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), as signified by the publication of this report well in advance of the event. The National Festival Organising Committee (NFOC) - like the committee or taskforce that oversaw each previous festival - will play an advisory role in assisting departments, technical, programming and administrative sections and committees across a number of events. As well as allowing thorough planning for this event, the longer timeframe and strong commitment of those involved open up the opportunity to develop templates and models for future festivals. Training and working with established key arts groups across the Pacific will give Pacific Islanders themselves greater control of the event in future years. Good communication and reporting will establish a continuous structure for the festival and its management so that each new host nation need not 'reinvent the wheel' every four years. This report identifies key requirements for creating a sustainable 11th Festival of Pacific Arts that showcases the diversity and excellence of indigenous arts and culture through a unique voice. In particular, a priority is to carefully consider and make prompt decisions regarding global, environmental, budget and programming policies"--Publisher website.

This book critically analyses the relationships between intangible cultural heritage (ICH), sustainable development and intellectual property rights (IPRs). The author argues that although the use of IPRs to safeguard ICH presents challenges and has impeded sustainable development in some cases, the adoption of these rights on ICH also presents opportunities and, fundamentally, is not contrary to the spirit of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO 2003 Convention). The adoption of IPRs on ICH can form an important part of the development of sustainable safeguarding plans capable of benefitting the communities, groups and individuals (CGIs) that create, maintain and transmit such heritage. The book provides a nuanced analysis of the relationship between intellectual property (IP) law and ICH as well as examining the role of IPRs in safeguarding ICH through the lens of sustainable development. It analyses the relationship between IP law and ICH from environmental, social and economic perspectives. These perspectives allow a thorough evaluation of both the positive effects and potential pitfalls of adopting IPRs to safeguard ICH. The book addresses deeper structural matters that refer back to the safeguarding of social and environmental processes underlying ICH.