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Global Technology Protection: Moving Past The Treaty, Todd M. Rowe
Global Technology Protection: Moving Past The Treaty, Todd M. Rowe
Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
This Comment examines whether the conformity achieved by international technology treaties is at the expense of utility. Specifically, the author posits that international agreements do not serve the needs of rich and poor nations alike. Instead, the author advocates for increased autonomy by claiming better solutions will be produced when nations enter bi-lateral agreements. In reaching this conclusion, the Comment analyzes the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) and the problems created for developing nations through global technology protections. The author uses the United States' patent, copyright, and trademark protections as an illustrative example of how successful …
Copyright Law In The Digital Age: Malum In Se And Malum Prohibitum, Sheldon W. Halpern
Copyright Law In The Digital Age: Malum In Se And Malum Prohibitum, Sheldon W. Halpern
Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
The scale of copyright piracy has changed, allowing creative works to be distributed globally with a click of a mouse. People's attitudes towards infringing on someone else's protected work have changed as well due to the simplicity and speed of the digital infringing process. This lecture discusses how one can tailor copyright law to accommodate technological changes. First, the lecturer discusses how an act of infringement needs to be defined as malum in se rather than malum prohibitum in order for infringement to be taken seriously. The lecturer suggests that a radically different approach to some of the fundamental principles …