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2011

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Whose Body Is It Anyway? Human Cells And The Strange Effects Of Property And Intellectual Property Law, Robin C. Feldman May 2011

Whose Body Is It Anyway? Human Cells And The Strange Effects Of Property And Intellectual Property Law, Robin C. Feldman

Robin C Feldman

Whatever else I might own in this world, it would seem intuitively obvious that I own the cells of my body. Where else could the notion of ownership begin, other than with the components of the tangible corpus that all would recognize as "me?" The law, however, does not view the issue so neatly and clearly, particularly when cells are no long in your body. As so often happens in law, we have reached this point, not by design, but by the piecemeal development of disparate notions that, when gathered together, form a strange and disconcerting picture. 

This article examines …


Protection Of Traditional Knowledge: Trade Barriers And The Public Domain, David R. Hansen May 2011

Protection Of Traditional Knowledge: Trade Barriers And The Public Domain, David R. Hansen

David R Hansen

In recent years, developing nations have pushed for international copyright and other intellectual property regimes to expand protection over the cultural heritage and collective knowledge of particular indigenous groups. These “traditional knowledge” protections have been justified by factors like economic protection, equity in intellectual property ownership, cultural protection, and economic development. These motivating factors are a far cry from the underpinnings of traditional Western intellectual property law - and in particular, U.S. copyright law - which focuses on incentivizing the creation of new content for the promotion of “the Progress of Science and useful Arts.” Because of these differing justifications, …


Development, Peter Yu May 2011

Development, Peter Yu

Peter K. Yu

No abstract provided.


Trips And Its Achilles Heel: Why International Intellectual Property Enforcement Norms Are So Weak?, Peter Yu May 2011

Trips And Its Achilles Heel: Why International Intellectual Property Enforcement Norms Are So Weak?, Peter Yu

Peter K. Yu

No abstract provided.


Conflict Of Interest That Led To The Gulf Oil Disaster, Peter J. Honigsberg Apr 2011

Conflict Of Interest That Led To The Gulf Oil Disaster, Peter J. Honigsberg

Peter J Honigsberg

On April 20, 2010, British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing eleven people and spilling billions of gallons of oil into the gulf. In the days and weeks that followed, the media pointed to the Minerals Management Services (MMS), the regulatory agency responsible for managing offshore drilling, as being complicit with BP. The MMS issued permits for deepwater drilling in violation of its regulations; provided hundreds of exemptions to the regulations; maintained lax monitoring and enforcement procedures; allowed the companies to draft regulations that suited their interests and objectives; and engaged in inappropriate relationships …


El "Product Placement" En El Cine, Rodolfo C. Rivas Rea Esq., Marco A. Vargas Iñiguez Esq. Apr 2011

El "Product Placement" En El Cine, Rodolfo C. Rivas Rea Esq., Marco A. Vargas Iñiguez Esq.

Rodolfo C. Rivas

The authors discuss briefly the history of product placement in film citing several examples. Then, they analyze the current state of regulation and look forward at what lies ahead, as product placement has become ingrained in the entertainment industry.///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Los autores analizan de una forma breve la historia del emplazamiento de productos o product placement en el cine, utilizando varios ejemplos. Después se adentran en el estado actual de la regulación y miran hacia el futuro de la industria.


Medical Alert: Alarming Challenges Facing Medical Technology Innovation, Lawrence M. Sung Apr 2011

Medical Alert: Alarming Challenges Facing Medical Technology Innovation, Lawrence M. Sung

Lawrence M. Sung

No abstract provided.


Examining Timely Disclosure Of Material Information To Shareholders And The Privacy Concerns Of Executive Officers, Ufuoma Barbara Akpotaire Apr 2011

Examining Timely Disclosure Of Material Information To Shareholders And The Privacy Concerns Of Executive Officers, Ufuoma Barbara Akpotaire

Ufuoma Barbara Akpotaire

On January 20, 1993, Michael Walsh, the former Chairman and CEO of Tenneco revealed to the public that he had brain cancer. This type of disclosure of health issues are arguable serious enough to affect Wall Street. Other company officials have previously made similar disclosures such as Hugh Martin, CEO of Pacific Biosciences who in October 2010 disclosed to his employees that he had cancer of the Blood (multiple myeloma), and Harry J. Pearce, the Vice President of General Motors, who disclosed in 2001 that he had leukemia.

The above public disclosures are however more the exceptions than the rule. …


Celebrating Earth Day And A Billion Acts Of Green, Ufuoma Barbara Akpotaire Apr 2011

Celebrating Earth Day And A Billion Acts Of Green, Ufuoma Barbara Akpotaire

Ufuoma Barbara Akpotaire

Today, April 22nd, is celebrated as Earth Day. The idea is to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment and was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. The idea for Earth Day is credited to Gaylord Nelson, a former U.S. Senator, after he witnessed some of the side effects of the 1969 massive oil spill in California.

The first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and in 2009, the United Nations joined in the celebration by designating April 22, “International Mother Earth Day.” I recently came across a video of the …


Enforcement, Enforcement, What Enforcement?, Peter Yu Apr 2011

Enforcement, Enforcement, What Enforcement?, Peter Yu

Peter K. Yu

No abstract provided.


Paper For Presentation At The Jpil 2011 Conference In Milan: New Technology, New Problems And New Solutions - Private International Law And The Internet Revisited, Ulf Maunsbach Apr 2011

Paper For Presentation At The Jpil 2011 Conference In Milan: New Technology, New Problems And New Solutions - Private International Law And The Internet Revisited, Ulf Maunsbach

Ulf Maunsbach

No abstract provided.


The Middle Kingdom And The Intellectual Property World, Peter Yu Apr 2011

The Middle Kingdom And The Intellectual Property World, Peter Yu

Peter K. Yu

No abstract provided.


Copyright Infringement In A Borderless World: Does Territoriality Matter?, Susanna Leong, Cheng Lim Saw Apr 2011

Copyright Infringement In A Borderless World: Does Territoriality Matter?, Susanna Leong, Cheng Lim Saw

Cheng L Saw

The recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v Canadian Association of Internet Providers [2004] 2 SCR 427 is significant for two reasons: (a) the Canadian Supreme Court held that Internet Service Providers should be exempted from copyright liability as long as they provide only a conduit service in transmitting copyright materials between Internet users (a point which is consistent with many national copyright laws); (b) the majority of the Canadian Supreme Court arrived at the conclusion that the appropriate test to determine whether an infringement for the unauthorized …


Law Of Intellectual Property, Cheng Lim Saw Apr 2011

Law Of Intellectual Property, Cheng Lim Saw

Cheng L. SAW

No abstract provided.


Is There A Defence Of Public Interest In The Law Of Copyright In Singapore?, Cheng Lim Saw Apr 2011

Is There A Defence Of Public Interest In The Law Of Copyright In Singapore?, Cheng Lim Saw

Cheng L Saw

No abstract provided.


Chinese Intellectual Property Law And Practice [Book Review], Cheng Lim Saw Apr 2011

Chinese Intellectual Property Law And Practice [Book Review], Cheng Lim Saw

Cheng L Saw

No abstract provided.


Defining Criminal Liability For Primary Acts Of Copyright Infringement: The Singapore Experience, Cheng Lim Saw, Susanna Leong Apr 2011

Defining Criminal Liability For Primary Acts Of Copyright Infringement: The Singapore Experience, Cheng Lim Saw, Susanna Leong

Cheng L Saw

No abstract provided.


Criminalising Primary Copyright Infringement In Singapore: Who Are The Real Online Culprits?, Cheng Lim Saw, Susanna Leong Apr 2011

Criminalising Primary Copyright Infringement In Singapore: Who Are The Real Online Culprits?, Cheng Lim Saw, Susanna Leong

Cheng L Saw

No abstract provided.


Does P2p Have A Future? Perspectives From Singapore, Cheng Lim Saw, Winston T. H. Koh Apr 2011

Does P2p Have A Future? Perspectives From Singapore, Cheng Lim Saw, Winston T. H. Koh

Cheng L Saw

On 16 November 2004, the Singapore Parliament passed the Copyright (Amendment) Act (Act 52 of 2004) to amend the Copyright Act 1987 (the 'Act').1 These amendments, being the most extensive since the Act was last revised in 1999 and passed pursuant to Singapore’s obligations under the IP Chapter of the United States – Singapore Free Trade Agreement ('USSFTA'), came into force in Singapore on 1 January 2005. Not long before this, Parliament had already amended the Act by increasing the term of protection for authors' works to life plus 70 years (up from 50 years) and for sound recordings, cinematograph …


Copyright, Cheng Lim Saw Apr 2011

Copyright, Cheng Lim Saw

Cheng L Saw

No abstract provided.


Protecting The Sound Of Silence In 4'33: A Timely Revisit Of Basic Principles In Copyright Law, Cheng Lim Saw Apr 2011

Protecting The Sound Of Silence In 4'33: A Timely Revisit Of Basic Principles In Copyright Law, Cheng Lim Saw

Cheng L Saw

No abstract provided.


The Originality Debate In Copyright Law: The Canadian Perspective, Cheng Lim Saw Apr 2011

The Originality Debate In Copyright Law: The Canadian Perspective, Cheng Lim Saw

Cheng L Saw

No abstract provided.


Singapore's Accession To The Madrid Protocol: The Dawn Of A New Era For The International Registration Of Marks, Cheng Lim Saw Apr 2011

Singapore's Accession To The Madrid Protocol: The Dawn Of A New Era For The International Registration Of Marks, Cheng Lim Saw

Cheng L Saw

No abstract provided.


Law Of Trade Marks And Passing Off In Singapore (2nd Ed.) [Book Review], Cheng Lim Saw Apr 2011

Law Of Trade Marks And Passing Off In Singapore (2nd Ed.) [Book Review], Cheng Lim Saw

Cheng L Saw

No abstract provided.


The House Of Lords At The Crossroads Of Privacy And Confidence, Cheng Lim Saw, Gary Kok Yew Chan Apr 2011

The House Of Lords At The Crossroads Of Privacy And Confidence, Cheng Lim Saw, Gary Kok Yew Chan

Cheng L Saw

No abstract provided.


The Middle Kingdom And The Intellectual Property World, Peter Yu Apr 2011

The Middle Kingdom And The Intellectual Property World, Peter Yu

Peter K. Yu

No abstract provided.


Social Semiotics, Originality And Authorship In Copyright Law, H. Brian Holland Mar 2011

Social Semiotics, Originality And Authorship In Copyright Law, H. Brian Holland

H. Brian Holland

No abstract provided.


Los Problemas De Agencia Entre Los Acreedores Y El Liquidador: Una Aproximación A Las Soluciones Desde La Jurisprudencia Administrativa, Pierino Stucchi Mar 2011

Los Problemas De Agencia Entre Los Acreedores Y El Liquidador: Una Aproximación A Las Soluciones Desde La Jurisprudencia Administrativa, Pierino Stucchi

Pierino Stucchi

No abstract provided.


Strategies For Promoting Green Energy Innovation, Deployment, & Technology Transfer, Robert V. Percival Mar 2011

Strategies For Promoting Green Energy Innovation, Deployment, & Technology Transfer, Robert V. Percival

Robert Percival

This paper surveys various strategies for promoting the development and deployment of green energy technologies.


La Ciudadanía Económica En El Perú: El Consumidor, Pierino Stucchi Feb 2011

La Ciudadanía Económica En El Perú: El Consumidor, Pierino Stucchi

Pierino Stucchi

No abstract provided.