Copyright law, digital content and the Internet in the Asia-Pacific: Recent submissions
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CIVIL JURISDICTION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE INTERNET
Published 2008-01-01At the core of the civil litigation system is the notion of jurisdiction. In a narrow sense it refers to whether a court has the authority to hear a case in relation to specific people and activities (subject matter) but ...Open AccessBook chapter -
COPYRIGHT LAW REFORM AND THE INFORMATION SOCIETY IN INDONESIA
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IMPROVING THE REGULATIVE ENVIRONMENT TO FACILITATE THE EXPLOITATION OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Published 2008-01-01A supportive regulatory environment is necessary to facilitate the development and utilisation of information resources in China. The legal system and its enabling policies for information resources should focus on removing ...Open AccessBook chapter -
NEW HOPE FOR CONSUMERS OF DIGITAL COPYRIGHT MATERIAL IN HONG KONG
Published 2008-01-01Articles 139 and 140 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong state that protection should be given to intellectual property rights in Hong Kong. It comes as no surprise then that Hong Kong has a suite of legislation dealing with ...Open AccessBook chapter -
CRIMINAL INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT: THE BIG CROOK CASE
Published 2008-01-01On 24th October 2005 an unemployed man from Hong Kong, Chan Nai Ming aka “Big Crook”, received the dubious honour of becoming the first person in the world to be sentenced to a custodial sentence for using the Bit Torrent ...Open AccessBook chapter