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sending the proposal of Indigenous Caucus on behalf of Ann-Hristin Hakansson for
the CS Statement <FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><STRONG>Paragraph
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so kind not to delete or forget it
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cultures provide for rules and regulations on communicating, sharing, using and
applying traditional knowledge. WSIS has failed to protect the Traditional
Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples from exploitation from third parties, leaving
Indigenous Peoples helpless as this knowledge, lore and culture in the
information society is copyrighted and patented by others with no benefits to
the rightful owners of that knowledge.</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kind Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sari Miettinen</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cultural Diversity Caucus</FONT></DIV>
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