Traditional Knowledge Externally Owned Commercial (TK XO-C)

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TK holders: This label is for material that the community does not legally own but is owned by a third party (like a researcher or an institution). [This material should be clearly marked as such.] This label asks the commercial user to acknowledge the community as the original source of the material. It also asks the user to recognize and uphold community protocols in relation to the commercial use of the material. This is especially in order to prevent derogatory use or other uses of material that may constitute community or cultural harm.

TK users: This material is available for commercial use. While X community does not have copyright ownership of this material, it is still protected under copyright and the copyright owner is clearly identified. You will need to make direct contact with the copyright owner in order to negotiate the terms of the commercial use. Regardless of the copyright ownership, you are asked to clearly recognize X community as the source community in any commercial use of this material. You must also pay special attention to the community’s protocols and not use this material in any way that could constitute derogatory treatment and/or any other use that could constitute community or cultural harm.