Maori Film Images and Intellectual Property Rights - A Breakthrough?

For those depositing films with a significant Maori content, the New Zealand Film Archive has developed a Deposit Agreement which acknowledges that named Maori guardians have spiritual guardianship authority over their image treasures in perpetuity. This goes way beyond white copyright regimes.

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Polynesian Tattoo: A Shift in Meaning

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The Art of Survival: The Importance of Contemporary Theatre in Papua New Guinea

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Creativity in the Forest

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The Silence which Howls

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