Megan Rae Blakely is a lecturer at Lancaster University Law School. Her research interests are in intellectual property law, intangible cultural heritage, and digitisation, through an interdisciplinary lens. Her current research involves copyright and culture in virtual worlds. She serves as the Director for the Centre for Law and Society at Lancaster University and on the Executive Committee for the British and Irish Law, Education, and Technology Association. Dr. Blakely earned her LLM at SOAS, JD at University of California Law, San Francisco, and PhD at University of Glasgow School of Law.
‘The book constitutes an insightful examination of the divide between “knowledge producing” countries with a more IP law focus belonging to the developed side of the world and “culture producing” developing countries rich in ICH, which in the end can be bridged through better international cooperation and inclusion of both ICH and IP law issues into legislation and policy discussions.' Victoria Dipla (Greek Lawyer, IGNITE Trainee Solicitor Clifford and Chance LLP London), IPKat Blog ‘Rich in detail, but accessible for a those who are not specialists in law, technology, or heritage, the book is essential reading across the humanities and social sciences, as well as for anyone interested in how best to support and preserve the past.' New Books Network Critical Theory