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Database Protection Legislation: Views from the United States and WIPO
150 books, scripts and games, the author suggests that any gaps in existing copyright protection could be plugged by registered trade marks. Database Protection Legislation: Views from the United States and WIPO, L. H. Greene and S. J. Rizzi, Copyright World, Issue 66,36-42, 1997. IP laws throughout the world continue to lag behind current technical developments. Attempts to reconcile existing legal systems with cyberspace advances have failed but now legislators in the USA and WIPO have separately proposed new forms of legal protection for the contents of databases. There are many similarities but the US HR. 3531 would not exclude from protection databases produced by private firms and individuals just because their contents are obtained from a government entity.
The Right of Persona: A New Intellectual Property Right for the US and EU, J. C. S. Pinckeers, Copyright World, Issue 68, 2632,1997. Everyone can be identified by
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his or her name, image, voice, signature and/or other distinctive indicia. Such indicia can be referred to as Persona. This paper deals with the protection available against the unpermitted use of a person’s Persona in connection with commercial merchandising or service. The author argues that the USA and EU should recognise the right of Persona.
Surfing for Substance: Research Tools and Methodology for Internet Copyright Research, K. P. Mortensen, Copyright World, Issue 69, 30-44, 1997. The author reviews the use of various search engines available on the Internet including the US Copyright Office (http://wwwleweb.loc. govlcopyrightl) and the Copyright Clearance Centre (http:Nwww. copyrightcorn/) in addition to the more usual Yahoo, Lycos and Webcrawler.
Comparing Net Directories, G. R. Notess, 61-64, 1997. Reviews the various search engines including an evaluation for patent database coverage. Database, 20(l),
New IP Laws for Trinidad, I. A. Greene and N. Ramcharan, World Intellectual Proper5
Report,
11(2),
46-49,
1997.
Trinidad has recently introduced a comprehensive package . - of IP legislation which. fullils its obligations under several treaties and conventions. This includes a new patent act, a trade mark amendment act and new acts dealing with industrial designs, layout designs for integrated circuits, geographic indications and protection against unfair competition.
Intellectual Property and the Academic Community, S. Crespi, European lntellectual Property Review, 19(l), 6-10, 1997. Discusses the problems of integrating IP rights into an academic environment. Outlines UK experiences and describes the modem approach where the universities act for themselves and concludes that public interest is best served by a balanced approach between the university tradition of public disclosure and the legitimate desire to protect propriety interests.
The Right of Persona: A New Intellectual Property Right for the US and EU, J. C. S. Pinckeers, Copyright World, Issue 68, 2632,1997. Everyone can be identified by
Literature
Review
his or her name, image, voice, signature and/or other distinctive indicia. Such indicia can be referred to as Persona. This paper deals with the protection available against the unpermitted use of a person’s Persona in connection with commercial merchandising or service. The author argues that the USA and EU should recognise the right of Persona.
Surfing for Substance: Research Tools and Methodology for Internet Copyright Research, K. P. Mortensen, Copyright World, Issue 69, 30-44, 1997. The author reviews the use of various search engines available on the Internet including the US Copyright Office (http://wwwleweb.loc. govlcopyrightl) and the Copyright Clearance Centre (http:Nwww. copyrightcorn/) in addition to the more usual Yahoo, Lycos and Webcrawler.
Comparing Net Directories, G. R. Notess, 61-64, 1997. Reviews the various search engines including an evaluation for patent database coverage. Database, 20(l),
New IP Laws for Trinidad, I. A. Greene and N. Ramcharan, World Intellectual Proper5
Report,
11(2),
46-49,
1997.
Trinidad has recently introduced a comprehensive package . - of IP legislation which. fullils its obligations under several treaties and conventions. This includes a new patent act, a trade mark amendment act and new acts dealing with industrial designs, layout designs for integrated circuits, geographic indications and protection against unfair competition.
Intellectual Property and the Academic Community, S. Crespi, European lntellectual Property Review, 19(l), 6-10, 1997. Discusses the problems of integrating IP rights into an academic environment. Outlines UK experiences and describes the modem approach where the universities act for themselves and concludes that public interest is best served by a balanced approach between the university tradition of public disclosure and the legitimate desire to protect propriety interests.