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Toward Negotiating A Remedy To Copyright Piracy In Singapore, James W. Peters
Toward Negotiating A Remedy To Copyright Piracy In Singapore, James W. Peters
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The pirates of modern Singapore threaten to undermine the international trade of copyrighted works. Advancements in technology have facilitated the inexpensive reproduction of books, audio and video cassettes, and computer programs. Printing, video, and audio pirates have found Singapore well suited to the unauthorized copying of protected works. Literature and music reproduced in Singapore has found its way to markets throughout the world. To persuade Singapore to protect intellectual property, United States and British business organizations, the United States government, and the governing bodies of international intellectual property conventions have proposed measures ranging from educational programs to economic reprisals. Still, …
Grey Market Imports: A Genuine Problem For The United States Trademark Owner, Customs Service, And Courts, Barbara A. Curry
Grey Market Imports: A Genuine Problem For The United States Trademark Owner, Customs Service, And Courts, Barbara A. Curry
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Each year billions of dollars worth of goods are produced by foreign manufacturers and legitimately sold abroad under a particular trademark and are then imported into the United States and sold without permission from the foreign manufacturers or the authorized United States distributors of these goods. When imported into this country, these foreign goods are sold in competition with goods of the owners of the United States trademark rights in the identical foreign marks. Such goods have come to be known as "grey market" imports. These goods are not counterfeit products, which are often called "black market" goods; rather, they …