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The Development And Incorporation Of International Norms In The Formation Of Copyright Law, Graeme Dinwoodie
The Development And Incorporation Of International Norms In The Formation Of Copyright Law, Graeme Dinwoodie
Graeme B. Dinwoodie
The means by which international norms are developed and incorporated in the formation of copyright law have changed dramatically in recent years. In this article, Professor Dinwoodie explores the nature of those changes. The classical model of international copyright law afforded countries significant latitude to implement international standards in ways tailored to their own economic and cultural priorities. The lack of an effective method of enforcing international standards consolidated that deference to national autonomy. And international treaties tended merely to codify existing commonly accepted national standards. This model has undergone changes of late, most notably (but not exclusively) in the …
International Intellectual Property Litigation: A Vehicle For Resurgent Comparativist Thought?, Graeme B. Dinwoodie
International Intellectual Property Litigation: A Vehicle For Resurgent Comparativist Thought?, Graeme B. Dinwoodie
Graeme B. Dinwoodie
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Designing Non-National Systems: The Case Of The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (With L. Helfer), Graeme B. Dinwoodie
Designing Non-National Systems: The Case Of The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (With L. Helfer), Graeme B. Dinwoodie
Graeme B. Dinwoodie
The article critically assesses the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) as a potential model for solving the immense legal challenges presented by transborder activity. Inaugurated in late 1999 by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the UDRP creates a fast, inexpensive online mechanism for trademark owners to recapture domain names held by persons who, in bad faith, register and use domain names that are confusingly similar to those marks. At present, the UDRP applies only to a narrow segment of disputes between trademark owners and domain name registrants. But the UDRP has been heralded by …