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Contents
Editorial Mapping the Trade in Creative Industries ! Trade in Services & the Creative Industries The Story of Royalties Music Industry and Local Content Caribbean Fashion Industry! Promoting Caribbean Animation Capitalizing on Geographical Indications 2 3! 5 7 9 11 13 15 17
PRODUCTION TEAM Dr. Keith Nurse - Editor Sanya Alleyne - Research Consultant Stephanie Bishop - Communications Consultant Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law Policy & Services CARICOM Research Building University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus St Michael, BARBADOS, BB11000 246.417.4805/246.471.4553 Email: [email protected] Website: www.shridathramphalcentre.org
www.creativeindustriesexchange.com
Industrial Design & Competitiveness Creative & Intellectual Property: Four Cases
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19 22 Caribbean Art Festival 2010 Cecilia Art
What is the Creative Industry Exchange? The CIE is an outreach project of the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law which was initially funded by the UNESCO, Kingston of?ce. The CIE is a web portal that provides a regional mechanism for the collection, collation, analysis and dissemination of data and information on the cultural/ creative industries. What are the aims and objectives of CIE? The principal objective of the CIE is to document the economic impact and contribution of the cultural/creative industries to the Caribbean. The CIE aims to facilitate a stronger national and regional framework for the strategic management of the cultural/ creative industries. The CIE aims to enhance the image and pro?le of the Caribbean cultural/ creative industries sector in the regional and international context.
The Calabash Review
Editorial
This fourth issue of the Caribbean Creatives, sponsored by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair, University of the West Indies, explores the intersection between intellectual property and the creative industries as well as the key issues in relation to mapping the creative economy. The ?rst article by Lydia Deloumeaux of UNESCO looks at the current status of data collection and mapping for the creative sector in the Caribbean. Andreas Maurer and Joceyline Magdeleine of the WTO follow up by reporting on the recently concluded WTO/CARICOM workshop on data collection for international trade in cultural services. The focus of the magazine then shifts onto sector speci?c issues. Erica Smith of the Copyright Society of Composers Authors and Publisher Inc. (COSCAP) relates the story of royalty collections and its impact upon the development of the regional music industry. Shalisha Samuels adds to the debate by discussing the importance of expanding the share of local and regional content on the airwaves as a strategy for growth of the region’s music industry. Daenia Ashpole looks at the efforts of fashion designers to assure the protection of their intellectual property within the industry. Maritza Aguilar discusses the need for a more effective intellectual property regime for the promotion of the Caribbean animation industry. The next section of the magazine examines the opportunities for the exploitation of creativity through intellectual property. Marsha Cadogan discusses the utilization of geographical indications for deepening the competitiveness of the regional agri-food business whilst Malcolm Spence addresses the area of industrial design and delves into the novel concept of biomimicry. Sanya Alleyne picks up on this thematic and highlights four Caribbean success stories that have combined creativity and intellectual property to foster innovation and global competitiveness. The magazine concludes with a critical review by Ingrid Persaud of the recently held Calabash International Literary festival. Keith Nurse, Ph.D World Trade Organization Chair at the University of the West I