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With the advent and spread of Information Technology, there is an increasing awareness amongst the users with regard to their rights in this domain. It is now common knowledge that Intellectual Property rights exist in computers also.
This book deals with the copyright and trademark issues pertaining to computers and the Internet. Copyright disputes in the field of computer software and programs and databases have been dealt with, in detail. The author has done an extensive comparative study on the jurisdiction issues relating to intellectual property and Internet disputes.
This edition has been produced after an extensive and painstaking research. The Appendix includes relevant acts like Copyright Act, 1957, Trade Marks Act, 1999, ICANN Policy and Rules, WIPO Copyright Treaty, 1996 etc.
This well researched work will definitely prove ideal for the Judges, lawyers and law officers in this field and law students. This book will also be useful for the IT Professionals and Software Companies to make them conversant with the legal implications of events occurring in their daily work routine.
TABLE OF CASES XVIII
Basic concept and the nature of intellectual property 2 What is Intellectual property law 4 Intellectual property in Computers 5 Evaluation of the legal frame work in new or existing intellectual property laws by various countries 10
Definition 51 Meaning of Copyright 13 Computer Software/Program and Copyright 14 Databases 44 Copyright and the Internet 54 Who is liable for copyright infringement? 62 Defences available in infringement disputes relating to the copyrighted work 73 European Union Directives 81 International scenario 82 Conclusion 86
Introduction 88 Domain names 89 Domain name and the trademark 95 Domain name disputes 98 Types of Domain Name Disputes 99 Liability of domain name registrant 136 ICANN 137 Leading cases decided by WIPO 141 Conclusion 147
Introduction 149 What is linking? 149 Types of linking 150 How a link works? 151 Legal issues involved in linking 152 Conclusion 165
Introduction 166 What is framing? 167 Legal issues involved in framing 167 Conclusion 174
Metatags 175 Legal issues in metatagging 175 Conclusion 184
Introduction 186 Jurisdiction 187 What is personal jurisdiction? 188 Internet Jurisdiction 189 Cases of cyberspace jurisdiction 191 Cyber jurisdiction in international cases 201 Indian Scenario 204 Conclusion 213
1. WIPO Copyright Treaty, 1996 (Extracts)215 2. ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy 218 3. ICANN Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy 224 4. Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (Extracts) 235 5. Indian Internet Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy 248 6. Trade Marks Act, 1999 (Extracts) 251 7. Copyright Act, 1957 Extracts) 259
GLOSSARY271
SUBJECT INDEX 283
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