非物质文化遗产知识产权保护的必要性和正当性

The Necessity and Legitimacy of Protecting IntellectualProperty of Intangible Cultural Heritage

联合国教科文组织界定的"非物质文化遗产",是指各民族世代相承的、与群众生活密切相关的各种传统文化表现形式和文化空间。它是一个民族古老的生命记忆和活态的文化基因,与物质文化遗产一道共同承载着人类社会的文明。中国作为一个古老的文明国家,有着丰富的非物质文化遗产资源,它蕴含着中华民族特有的精神价值、思维方式和文化意识。加强非物质文化遗产保护不仅是国家和民族发展的需要,也是国际社会文明对话和人类社会可持续发展的必然要求。

Intangible cultural heritage defined by the UNESCO is the expression form and cultural spaces of all kinds of traditional cultures inherited from generation to generation and closed to people＇s life.It is the old life memory and active cultural gene,and carries human social civilization with material cultural heritage.China is an old country with rich intangible cultural heritages,which contain spiritual value,thinking styles and cultural consciousness of Chinese nation.To enhance the protection of intangible cultural heritages is important to the sustainable development of the country,nation,and human society.