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Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi
Background intellectual property
This is the knowledge people bring with them into a project,
the stories and culture that you have before the project
starts. This is the knowledge that you own, rather than what
you learnt through the project.
Commercialisation
If research is commercialised then it becomes a money-
making business. If money is going to be made out of
research then a legal agreement has to be made between
the Aboriginal people whose knowledge contributes to the
research and Ninti One. This agreement will talk about how
any money might be divided up and how people might benefit.
