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2003

Intellectual property

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A Primer On U.S. Intellectual Property Rights Applicable To Music Information Retrieval Systems, Michael W. Carroll Mar 2003

A Primer On U.S. Intellectual Property Rights Applicable To Music Information Retrieval Systems, Michael W. Carroll

Michael W. Carroll

Digital technology has had a significant impact on the ways in which music information can be stored, transmitted, and used. Within the information sciences, music information retrieval has become an increasingly important and complex field. This brief article is addressed primarily to those involved in the design and implementation of systems for storing and retrieving digital files containing musical notation, recorded music, and relevant metadata – hereinafter referred to as a Music Information Retrieval System (“MIRS”). In particular, this group includes information specialists, software engineers, and the attorneys who advise them. Although peer-to-peer computer applications, such as Napster’s MusicShare or …

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Abuses Of Dominant Position And Intellectual Property Rights: A Suggestion To Reconcile The Community Courts Case Law, Estelle Derclaye Jan 2003

Abuses Of Dominant Position And Intellectual Property Rights: A Suggestion To Reconcile The Community Courts Case Law, Estelle Derclaye

Estelle Derclaye

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International Antitrust And The Wto: The Lesson From Intellectual Property, Andrew Guzman Dec 2002

International Antitrust And The Wto: The Lesson From Intellectual Property, Andrew Guzman

Andrew T Guzman

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Beyond Blue Gene: Intellectual Property And Bioinformatics, Matthew Rimmer Dec 2002

Beyond Blue Gene: Intellectual Property And Bioinformatics, Matthew Rimmer

Matthew Rimmer

This article considers the challenges posed to intellectual property law by the emerging field of bioinformatics. It examines the intellectual property strategies of established biotechnology companies, such as Celera Genomics, and information technology firms entering into the marketplace, such as IBM. First this paper argues that copyright law is not irrelevant to biotechnology, as some commentators would suggest. It claims that the use of copyright law and contract law is fundamental to the protection of biomedical and genomic databases. Second this article questions whether biotechnology companies are exclusively interested in patenting genes and genetics sequences. Recent evidence suggests that biotechnology …

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