Legal protection of traditional knowledge and cultural expression in supporting sustainable development in north sulawesi

Abstract

This research aims to find out 1: How are local governments' regulations and policies for legal protection in protecting traditional knowledge and cultural expressions related to current economic rights? 2. How is the progressiveness of legal protection related to the sustainability of traditional knowledge in the future? 3. How is compensation for the use of traditional knowledge and cultural expressions for indigenous peoples as owners of intellectual property rights. The results of the study show that 1. The results of the study show that 1 the economic rights of Indigenous peoples related to traditional knowledge and cultural expressions have not been legally protected related to benefit sharing and royalties for their use and use by local governments and the private sector 2. The authority of indigenous peoples over the use of traditional knowledge management and cultural expressions for the preservation and sustainability of communal IPRs according to the principle of suitable development 3. Compensation for Indigenous peoples related to ownership rights to traditional knowledge and cultural expressions to improve the welfare of Indigenous peoples, associations, and regions in general. In conclusion, Legal protection for traditional knowledge and cultural expressions based on suitable development focuses on the following three aspects: 1. strengthening economic rights, 2. an affirmation of the authority of Indigenous peoples in IPRs, and 3. The level of compensation received by indigenous peoples for the use of IPRs in traditional knowledge and cultural expressions.