The Music of Oral Tradition in the Times of World Music. Is Legal Protection Possible Beyond Copyright?

Abstract

Intellectual property, as defined by Western law, has tended to ignore the specificities and multiplicities of musical creation. The mechanisms designed from this conception, based on the invariability of the texts and on economic exploitation, have favored a system that allows the indiscriminate use of community expressions, in particular of those of the music of oral tradition. Through the notions of authenticity and artistic property, this article reflects on the need to expand and adapt the intellectual property right, in the search for protection mechanisms for this type of music, which take into account their artistic and social peculiarities