Nicholas, GeorgeBell, CatherineBannister, KellyOuzman, SvenAnderson, Jane2010-11-172010-11-172009Nicholas, G, Bell, C, Bannister K, Ouzman, S & Anderseon J 2009, 'Intellectual property issues in heritage management part 1 : Challenges and opportunities relating to appropriation, information access, bioarchaeology, and cultural tourism', Heritage Management, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 261-286. [http://www.lcoastpress.com/journal.php?id=7]1940-8447http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15295What is heritage?—a pictograph of human figures and animal forms painted on a rock face?; a photograph of the same pictograph in a scientific journal?; the traditional songs, stories, and beliefs that still may be associated with that image?; or the image of the pictograph on a t-shirt? How is “heritage” conceived of in today’s digital and multicultural world, especially considering that the line between tangible and intangible cultural property is often blurred or nonexistent. And how do the meanings associated with “heritage” differ among cultural descendants and archaeologists in various cultural contexts and legal regimes? Today we face a variety of new challenges relating to cultural and especially intellectual property in the realm of heritage management.enLeft Coast Press. On request of the publisher this article is protected by a password and can only be viewed by University of Pretoria staff members.ArchaeologyCultural heritageIntellectual propertyTourismHeritage managementCultural property -- ProtectionIntellectual propertyHeritage tourism -- ManagementArchaeologyArticle