Pride and profit: Why Mayan weavers fight for intellectual property rights

“Many go to study and work, so there’s not time to weave,” says Ms. Con Juarez, who started weaving when she was 7. Tourism plays up Maya weaving as a national treasure, but handwoven textile designs are frequently copied and mass produced without remuneration. It adds up to intellectual property theft, Maya activists say.

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