Epistemic communities and the "people without history": the contribution of intellectual property law to the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage

The contributions in this book examine how the intellectual property framework can be adapted to protect and promote the many aspects and facets of diversity and whether new rules should be identified for this purpose within the intellectual property system. In this chapter, I will discuss the possibility of using intellectual property concepts at national and international levels to safeguard and protect intangible cultural heritage and the limitations thereof.