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suggested
paper topics
Comparative
Copyright Issues
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Originality
and Authorship
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Ownership
of Copyright in Works Created by Employees and
Independent Contractors
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Moral
Rights and Neighboring Rights
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Moral
Rights and the Right to Parody
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Moral
Rights, State Legislation, and Copyright Preemption
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Protection
of Computer Software and Integrated Circuits
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Protection
of Databases and Fact-based Works
International
Intellectual Property Regimes
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The
Berne Convention and Retroactivity Issues
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National
Treatment and Reciprocal Protection of Intellectual
Property Rights
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TRIPS
and Compulsory Licenses
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TRIPS
and Fair Use
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TRIPS
II and the Future of International Copyright
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WTO
Dispute Settlement Mechanism and Its Effectiveness in
Ensuring Compliance with the TRIPs Agreement
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WIPO
Internet Treaties and the U.S.-EU Digital Agenda
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The
Creation of International Intellectual Property Norms
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The
Formation of Regional Intellectual Property Regimes
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Protection
of Global Intellectual Property Rights Under APEC-like
Regimes
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Enforcement
of Intellectual Property Rights in the Less Developed
Countries (and in the Global
Marketplace)
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Parallel
Imports and International Exhaustion
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Folklore
and Collective Rights
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Protection
of Folklore Under the Berne Convention and the TRIPs
Agreement
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Treaty
Interpretation and the Meaning of International
Intellectual Property Agreements
International
Copyright, New Technologies, and Globalization
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Protection
of Literary, Artistic, and Cultural Properties in
Cyberspace
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Licensing
of Global Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital
Age
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Internet
Piracy and Counterfeiting Problem
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Regulation
of the Internet and Its Impact on Society and Culture
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Encryption
Technologies and Freedom of Expression
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Circumvention Technologies and Anti-Circumvention
Provisions
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Jurisdictional
Issues and New Communications Technologies
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Conflict-of-Laws
and Choice-of-Laws Issues in Cyberspace
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Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction and Choice of Forum in the Global
Marketplace
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The
Draft Hague Convention of Jurisdiction and Recognition
of Judgments
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Res
Judicata on Intellectual Property-Related Judgments
Copyright
in the European Union
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State
Sovereignty and Harmonization of Intellectual Property
Laws
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Tension
Between National Courts and the European Court of
Justice
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Limits
of EU Harmonization Directives
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EU-U.S.
Dispute over the Protection of Databases
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EU-U.S.
Dispute over Music Licensing
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Intellectual
Property Rights and the EU Legislative Processes
Copyright
in Foreign Countries
The 2001
National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
is the most recent annual report issued by the Office
of the United States Trade Representatives surveying
the significant foreign barriers to U.S. exports.
The document was submitted to the President, the Senate
Finance Committee, and appropriate committees in the House
of Representatives to inform them about foreign barriers
affecting U.S. exports of goods and services, foreign
direct investment by U.S. businesses, and the protection
of intellectual property rights. The document
contains a section on intellectual property rights
protection, which examines current problems and recent development concerning
the protection of intellectual
property rights in foreign countries.
In addition, various interest groups issue reports and
position papers concerning the protection of intellectual
property rights in the international community in general
and foreign countries in particular. These
organizations include International
Intellectual Property Alliance, Business
Software Alliance, International
Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers Association of America, International
Trademark Association, Motion
Picture Association of America, Recording
Industry Association of America, International
Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Microsoft Corporation, and
Nintendo Corporation.
Information is also available at websites of local
government agencies and intergovernmental and
nongovernmental
organizations that deal with the protection of intellectual
property rights. Some websites may contain
information in the local language only. |
