Can You Trademark Culture?

BBC Africa Debate by BBC

Oct 5, 201749:26News & Politics

September's Africa Debate comes from Cape Town, a hub of design and fashion, where we focus on the appropriation of national or traditional designs, crafts and symbols by mostly western high-end brands and artists. We di...

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