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Estrategias De Protección De La Propiedad Intelectual En El Espacio Virtual, Rodolfo C. Rivas Rea, Serah Mutheu Mati Apr 2014

Estrategias De Protección De La Propiedad Intelectual En El Espacio Virtual, Rodolfo C. Rivas Rea, Serah Mutheu Mati

Rodolfo C. Rivas

The authors provide a brief rundown of strategies to protect a wide range of IP rights in cyberspace. The strategies tackle practical advice and suggest a series of progressive actions in order to ensure maximum protection with an efficient use of resources.//////////////////////////////// Los autores proporcionan un breve resumen de las estrategias para proteger una amplia gama de derechos de propiedad intelectual en el ciberespacio. Las estrategias abordan consejos prácticos y sugieren una serie de acciones en orden progresivo con la finalidad de garantizar la máxima protección manteniendo un uso eficiente de los recursos.


Lo Que Siempre Quiso Saber Sobre... Nombres De Dominio Pero Nunca Se Atrevió A Preguntar, Rodolfo C. Rivas Rea Esq., Marco A. Vargas Iñiguez Esq. Oct 2013

Lo Que Siempre Quiso Saber Sobre... Nombres De Dominio Pero Nunca Se Atrevió A Preguntar, Rodolfo C. Rivas Rea Esq., Marco A. Vargas Iñiguez Esq.

Rodolfo C. Rivas

The authors provide a brief overview of the domain name system and its dispute resolution regulation. The authors then delve into the new gTLDs and tackle some of the questions brought forward by its imminent introduction. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Los autores ofrecen un panorama general del sistema de nombres de dominio y la regulación de sus procedimientos de solución de controversias. Posteriormente, los autores profundizan en los nuevos gTLDs y tratan de responder a algunas de las preguntas presentadas por su inminente introducción.


Icann Dot-Anything: Rethinking The Scope Of The New Gtld Expansion, Its Effect On Government Regulation, And Its Impact On Trademark Owners, Ukeme Awakessien Feb 2012

Icann Dot-Anything: Rethinking The Scope Of The New Gtld Expansion, Its Effect On Government Regulation, And Its Impact On Trademark Owners, Ukeme Awakessien

Ukeme Awakessien

ICANN rationalizes that the expansion of gTLD increases consumer choice across the Internet. This notion of “consumer choice” as the reason for expansion of gTLDs fails to fully regard the future of domain names and its intersection with trademark law. This reasoning also conflicts with ICANN’s charter to lessen the burdens of government in regulating the Internet. Striking an adequate balance between increasing consumer choice and Internet regulation requires additional policy considerations and robust regulation. After examining the legal framework under which ICANN was chartered and comparing the charter with how ICANN currently operates and governs the Internet, this Article …


Regulation And Rights In Networked Space, Andrew D. Murray Jun 2003

Regulation And Rights In Networked Space, Andrew D. Murray

Professor Andrew D Murray

The Internet is often described as inherently free from regulation; a space where freedoms and liberties are guaranteed by the design of the network environment. The naivety of this view has, however, been exposed by commentators such as Andrew Shapiro, Joel Reidenberg and Lawrence Lessig who have clearly demonstrated the inherent regulability of networked space. The question no longer is: can networked space be regulated? But rather: how and by whom is it regulated? This paper examines the regulation of rights in networked space. In seeking to address this issue, property rights and rights to free speech, or free expression, …


The Internet Opens Its Doors For .Biz-Ness, Corey A. Ciocchetti Sep 2001

The Internet Opens Its Doors For .Biz-Ness, Corey A. Ciocchetti

Corey A Ciocchetti

Starting on October 1, 2001, .BIZ will become active as the Internet's newest top-level domain; its space reserved solely for businesses engaging in "bona fide" commercial activities. This space has the potential to reinvigorate, at least partly, the immense economic potential of the Internet by stimulating a multitude of e-commerce transactions so common only a few years ago. This iBreif explores the history of how and why this new top-level domain came into being. Following this history lies a discussion of the current .BIZ registration process as well as an analysis of the corresponding Intellectual Property Claims system.