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The follow survey briefly describes some of areas of potential interest to those interested in Web public policy.
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Some agents (governments, parents, employers) wish to have control over other agents' (citizens, children, employees). browsing abilities. What are the civil right implications and how does one develop non-burdomsome technology to meet legitimate requirements in light of a global Web. |
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EC - Illegal and harmful content on the Internet |
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The issuance of trade marks was not conceived of in the context of a global view. Hence, a number of recent controversies have occurred with respect to large trade mark holders pursueing smaller "ma & pa" sites. Also, some sites have been purchasing competitors names or massive amounts of names in order to deprive a competitor of a fitting site name or to generate revenue from the reselling of names. A possible solution to this is the creation of more domain names (under consideration as of 10/23). |
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InterNIC
is not a Net cop Trademarks and DNS Domain Name Legal Bibliography Remedies in Internet Domain Name Trademark Lawsuits |
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Copyright has been the focus of protecting intellectual property on the Internet. As such, there have been both technological (IP/encryption wrappers) and legislative efforts in order to continue incentives for authors to create useful works. Recent iniatives have been at the international level include at the OECD, and an upcoming conference (Dec. 96) hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). |
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Notes: Internet Futures. |
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Basics
of Copyright
INTERNATIONAL LAW Government Agencies EFG Intellecutal Property
Page Intellectual Property Implications of WTO and NAFTA Online Service Operator and Provider Liability for Contributory Infringement Is Still Uncertain |
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The method of allowing web authors to properly purchase the rights to use fonts in their multi-media presentations that would be viewable by all users, without then allowing every user to steal that font is a significant issue for the web. |
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Are Fonts Copyrightable - Copyright FAQ |
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Liability is an important topic, but once that is spans the scope of many of its "parent issues." |
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Contributory infringement (and the consequential liability) is one of the most contentious areas of copyright debate. For instance, is an ISP liable for contributory infringement when it allows its users to link to hacker sites? How would recent legislation address this? See the notes for a legislative review, particularly the Goodlatte proposals for "safe harbor" procedures and "mere conduit" exemptions. |
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Notes: Internet Futures. |
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EFG Intellecutal Property
Page Battle Sites: Online Service Operator and Provider Liability for Contributory Infringement Is Still Uncertain Computer Information Systems Law and System Operator Liability in 1995 |
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Are ISPs resonsible for users who may use the ISP resources to attack other sites? Can ISPs sue to stop SPAM? |
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ISP wins round against junk mailer . |
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What happens when a quality of service is not met, not because of one's ISP failure, but because of a secondary ISP or Internet hosts behaviour (malignant or simply ignorant). |
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Once the technical challanges of creating a digital signature infrastructure has been met, legal issues regarding the use and liability of digital signatures will need to be addressed. |
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DSig
Project Overview |
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German
Digital Signature Law Distributed the Risks of Electronic Signatures ABA Digital Signature Guidelines The CyberNotary , T.S. Barassi ETrust Home Page |
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Privacy and anonimity are long argued topics on the Internet. |
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Internet Privacy
Coalition eTrust |
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Is Internet Gambling legal? How does one address the cross-sovereignty and jurisdictional qualities of this topic? |
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Financial services are being extended to the Internet and regulators are worried. For instance, if java agents become automated trading agents beyond the control of the SEC, how does one put caps on trading volumes in order to prevent over-heading or collapse? |
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How will electronic commerce impact the capabilities of governments to monitor money laundering and tax evasion.. |
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Government's want to control encryption. |
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Encryption Policy Resource
Page OECD Crypto Deal |