Some academics argue that traditions and heritage should be public domain to protect them and ensure their continuity throughout the ages. Others argue that this umbrella provision is unfair and artists and authors who create derivative works inspired by heritage should get copyright protection, because this is a way of spreading awareness and is also a derivative work / some countries have their folklore protected under copyrights and owned by the state such as Saudi Arabia. Which position do you agree with?

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Some academics argue that traditions and heritage should be public domain to protect them and ensure their continuity throughout the ages. Others argue that this umbrella provision is unfair and artists and authors who create derivative works inspired by heritage should get copyright protection, because this is a way of spreading awareness and is also a derivative work / some countries have their folklore protected under copyrights and owned by the state such as Saudi Arabia. Which position do you agree with? Why or why not?

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The PDF I sent titles as “essay ip” I wrote the intro. keep it if it is good, edit it if it is not. And the texts in red between brackets are copied from links I found online. You can either use them as quotes in the essay or paraphrase them. My opinion is to go with Creative Commons (CC).