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2000

Intellectual property

Duke Law

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Piracy In Russia And China: A Different U.S. Reaction, Connie Neigel Oct 2000

Piracy In Russia And China: A Different U.S. Reaction, Connie Neigel

Law and Contemporary Problems

Both Russia and China refused to adopt international copyright agreements until pressured by other countries, particularly the US. The US has pursued China's copyright abuses more aggressively than it has pursued similar abuses by Russia. Neigel attempts to explain the reasons for this disparate treatment.


The First Amendment And Cyberspace: The Clinton Years, James Boyle Apr 2000

The First Amendment And Cyberspace: The Clinton Years, James Boyle

Law and Contemporary Problems

Both in terms of speech regulation and in terms of providing raw material for the legal controversies that shape the law of the First Amendment, the legacy of Pres Clinton's Administration is considerable, and nowhere more than in cyberspace. The most visible example of the Clinton Administration's role in cyberspeech regulation are the Communications Decency Act, which was struck down by unanimous vote of the Supreme Court in 1997, and the Child Online Protection Act, which is now before the courts.