This document proposes a new form of copyright protection called "Smart Copyright Protection" to protect the emerging art of photopoetry, which combines poetry, photography, and other art forms. It argues that Smart Copyright Protection could promote cultural understanding among transnational civil societies by facilitating comparative artistic creativity and collective poetic experiences. It also suggests that intellectual property could serve as a catalyst for entrepreneurship, wealth creation, and multicultural respect if implemented as a facilitator of these goals. The presentation provides examples of photopoetry and analyzes how Smart Copyright Protection and intellectual property more broadly could advance peacebuilding objectives.

1. Smart Copyright Protection:
A Catalyst for Cultural Cognition
of theTransnational Civil Society
Parham Farhang Vesal
University of Lausanne- Switzerland
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2. Smart Copyright Protection: A Catalyst for Cultural Cognition of theTransnational Civil
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→ What wedo lesswhen it comesto copyright study:
1) Empirical research
2) Subject-specific analysis
→ What I do here:
1) Introducing anewly emerging art: photopoetry
2) Proposing asui generis IPprotection for photopoetry: Smart Copyright Protection
→ Anticipated contributions:
1) Institutional: Cultural Cognition of theTransnational Civil Society
2) Legal: Practical enhancement of copyright protection
3) Pragmatic: Peace!
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3. Smart Copyright Protection: A Catalyst for Cultural Cognition of theTransnational Civil
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I likethewar!
After all,
Mom'snot to hidebehind her big sunglasses,
Or to show all her bruises
to any of thosefoolish judges!
That War,
Captured Dad,
And liberated us!
When hereturned,
Hehad no legsto kick,
No handsto punch!
After all,
With themercy of that War,
Now wedareto love,
Dad and hiswheelchair!
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* Original poem in Persian: Javad Nowrouzi
* Reproduction into English: Parham Farhang Vesali
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I likethewar!
After all,
Mom'snot to hidebehind her big sunglasses,
Or to show all her bruises
to any of thosefoolish judges!
That War,
Captured Dad,
And liberated us!
When hereturned,
Hehad no legsto kick,
No handsto punch!
After all,
With themercy of that War,
Now wedareto love,
Dad and hiswheelchair!
* Painting: Ario Mashayekhi

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I likethewar!
After all,
Mom'snot to hidebehind her big sunglasses,
Or to show all her bruises
to any of thosefoolish judges!
That War,
Captured Dad,
And liberated us!
When hereturned,
Hehad no legsto kick,
No handsto punch!
After all,
With themercy of that War,
Now wedareto love,
Dad and hiswheelchair!
* Photo: An American solider coming back to hisfamily
from Afghanistan

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7. Smart Copyright Protection: A Catalyst for Cultural Cognition of theTransnational Civil
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Elementsof Smart Copyright Protection
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Dynami
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Flexibl
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Predictabl
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Promp
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Accessible
Educationa
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Dynami
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Predictabl
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Accessible
Promp
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Educationa
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9. Smart Copyright Protection: A Catalyst for Cultural Cognition of theTransnational Civil
Society
Elementsof theTransnational Civil Society
Non-statist
Process-based
Normativity
Non-traditional
(Harold Koh’sjurisprudence)
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10. Smart Copyright Protection: A Catalyst for Cultural Cognition of theTransnational Civil
Society
Elementsof Cultural Cognition Activism
Comparative& complementary artistic creativity
Common & collectivepoetic experienceof “WE THE
PEOPLES”
Verbal/visual/audio associations& dissociations
(An interdisciplinary approach to law and thearts)
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11. Smart Copyright Protection: A Catalyst for Cultural Cognition of theTransnational Civil
Society
Elementsof IPasaCatalyst
Entrepreneurship of IP
IPasfacilitators
Wealth creation and economic growth
Aspiration for multicultural respect & rectitude
(Michael Reisman’sjurisprudence– New Haven School of Law)
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12. Smart Copyright Protection: A Catalyst for Cultural Cognition of theTransnational Civil
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Lawyersand ArtistsasOne
In thisseason of migration,
I am theexcuseto stay.
At my doorway,
for asinglefarewell kiss,
rest your wings.
Wewill go
together
to nest.
* Original poem in Persian: Mehri Rahmani
* Reproduction into English: Parham Farhang Vesali
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In thisseason of migration,
I am theexcuseto stay.
At my doorway,
for asinglefarewell kiss,
rest your wings.
Wewill go
together
to nest.
ThePeaceBuilding of IP

14. Thank you!
Parham Farhang Vesal
BA / LLB / MPhil / LLM
Parham.farhang@wipo.int | p.farhang@gmail.com
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