Research
Response to the 2018 Sarr-Savoy Report: Statement on Intellectual Property Rights and Open Access relevant to the digitization and restitution of African Cultural Heritage and associated materials
Type: Journal Article
Author
Mathilde Pavis, Andrea Wallace
Description
This response challenges the recommendations around digitization and open access made by the 2018 Sarr-Savoy 'Report On the Restitution of African Cultural Heritage: Toward a New Relational Ethics.' Signed by 108 scholars and practitioners, the response highlight the aspects or IPR and digital cultural heritage that must be considered during restitution efforts.
Date
25 March 2019
Commentary
The response is also available via Zenodo as CC BY.
Journal Title
Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and E-Commerce Law
Volume
10
Issue Number
2
Pages (from-to)
115-129
Jurisdiction
France, European Union, Worldwide
Language
ENG
Size
349 KB
Copyright Information
In Copyright
Rights and Reuse
Cortex Citation:
Mathilde Pavis and Andrea Wallace, “Response to the 2018 Sarr-Savoy Report: Statement on Intellectual Property Rights and Open Access relevant to the digitization and restitution of African Cultural Heritage and associated materials,” Copyright Cortex, accessed October 18, 2026, https://copyright-cortex.org/research/response-to-the-2018-sarr-savoy-report-statement-on-intellectual-property-rights-open-access-relevant-to-the-digitization-restitution-of-african-cultural-heritage-associated-materials.
Mathilde Pavis and Andrea Wallace, “Response to the 2018 Sarr-Savoy Report: Statement on Intellectual Property Rights and Open Access relevant to the digitization and restitution of African Cultural Heritage and associated materials,” Copyright Cortex, accessed October 18, 2026, https://copyright-cortex.org/research/response-to-the-2018-sarr-savoy-report-statement-on-intellectual-property-rights-open-access-relevant-to-the-digitization-restitution-of-african-cultural-heritage-associated-materials.