Online infringement of IPRs: a growing concern

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Status: Law stated as at 01-Jul-2007

Jurisdictions: European Union, USA, United Kingdom

The growth of the internet has exacerbated the difficulties that intellectual property owners face in protecting their rights, and raised issues for online intermediaries concerning liability for infringements committed by users of their sites. This article summarises some of the key legal issues facing the online community in the UK and the US, and provides an overview of the EC E-Commerce Directive as it affects the liability of online intermediaries in the EU.
Beverley Potts, Peter O'Byrne, Paul Ganley, Lisa Meyerhoff and Tan Pham, Baker & McKenzie LLP

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  • Resource ID: 5-372-5983
  • Law stated date: 01-Jul-2007
  • Products:  IP&IT, PLC Cross-border, PLC Cross-border Quarterly, PLC Law Department Email, PLC UK Commercial, PLC UK Law Department, PLC UK Media, PLC UK Public Sector
    • Series: Features
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