Talented from Lebanon! Who is
protecting their talents?
Introduction
Intellectual property surrounds us in
nearly everything we do. At home, at school, at work, at rest and at
play; no matter what we do, we are surrounded by the fruits of human
creativity and invention.
This project seeks to increase public
understanding of what IP really means, and to demonstrate how the IP
system fosters not only music, arts and entertainments, but also all the
products and technological innovations that help to shape our world.
Challenge
Although Lebanon is renowned for its
innovators and creators: artists, architects, scientists, fashion
designers, and the list goes on. Intellectual Property is still
considered an alien concept or worse a system that seeks to protect
foreign interests. Surveys and studies have shown otherwise, example:
the economic contribution of the copyright industries is estimated at
4.76 percent of the GDP. More than 50,000 employees benefit from these
industries.
Objectives
The aims of this project are:
·
to raise awareness of how
patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact daily life;
·
to increase understanding of
how protecting IP rights helps promote creativity and innovation;
·
to celebrate creativity, and
the contributions made by creators and innovators – particularly
Lebanese - to the development of societies across the globe; and to
encourage respect for the IP rights of others.
