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Global Intellectual Property Protection |
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| November 2003 Volume 4 Edition 3
Note from the Editor:
This month OnlineSecurity is pleased to provide to you a global look at the protection
of intellectual property. All three authors provide a unique and critical
perspective on the legal issues in the protection of intellectual property
around the globe. As always, we strive to highlight issues that arise at the
confluence of law, business, and technology. In future months, we will be
highlighting issues in privacy, ethics, and litigation support. Please feel
free to send your comments or articles submissions to the editor here.
Copyright, File Sharing and the RIAA
By Matt Halpern, Matthew R. Halpin & Associates, P.C.
As most of us are aware, the Recording Industry Association of America (“RIAA”) has begun to
file lawsuits against individuals for direct and contributory copyright infringement.
Fundamentally the claims are based on the claim that an active user of a Napster or Kazaa
type of peer-to-peer file sharing network is copying and distributing sound recordings
without the authorization of the copyright owners. This article is the first of two to
address the issues surrounding the laws governing these suits and the policies the courts
are creating.
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The Obverse of Cybersquatting
By Steven H Bazerman and Richard Lee Georget, Bazerman & Drangel PC, New York
Domain name dispute resolution forums such as those governed by the Uniform Domain Name
Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) have become popular among trademark owners as a cheap
and simple alternative to litigation to enforce rights against cybersquatters. Yet these
forums' efficiency is threatened by, among other things, the developing phenomenon of reverse
domain name hijacking, where the registrant maintains that the complainant claims rights in
a domain name in bad faith.
The UDRP rules
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Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Egypt
By Tarek Ismail, Esq.
The patent system added the fuel of interest to the fire of genius." - Abraham Lincoln
".. the very first official thing I did, in my administration - -
and it was on the very first day of it, too - was to start a patent office;
for I knew that a country without a patent office and good patent laws was just
a crab, and couldn't travel any way but sideways or backways". –Mark Twain
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