Legal Acculturation in the Field of Literary and Artistic Property in Africa: Outline of an Analysis of Legal Anthropology and Comparative law

Abstract

Comparative intellectual property law distinguishes between two systems of protection. On the one hand, the “Copyright” system, and on the other, the “Droit d’auteur” system. Through a process of legal acculturation, the opposition between these two systems has been transposed to Africa, despite similar cultures and socio-economic conditions. This opposition is tending to become less pronounced, but closer resemblances are worth considering.