Journal of International Commercial Law and …, 2009
Abstract: This article examines the historical underpinnings of copyright from the century's... more Abstract: This article examines the historical underpinnings of copyright from the century's old Pre Gutenberg times when print did not exist and traces a timeline as to how the bricks of the first copyright legislation in the world - The Statute of Anne, 1710 were legislated into ...
Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology, Jun 29, 2009
... 1914) But cyburbia is borderless therefore a question of fencing copyrighted content against ... more ... 1914) But cyburbia is borderless therefore a question of fencing copyrighted content against technological ... Aimster was to enable file swapping when both the users are online and connected ... to prevent infringement of copyright but choose not to for their popularity and revenue ...
With the advent of blogs, virtual communities are witnessing new horizons in social networking an... more With the advent of blogs, virtual communities are witnessing new horizons in social networking and democratic participation. This form of social media is attracting netizens from all quarters of the dot com stratosphere. For personal or professional purposes, an increasing number of people are subscribing to this social technology. This paper examines the cultural landscape of blogs and discusses the motives and the motivation behind the varying blog user behaviour. It further evaluates the growing influence of blogs and how corporates and politicians are utilising the media to advance their interests. Legal issues involved in blogging such as online libel, defamation, employment termination (doocing) are dealt with reference to case laws and reported events. It further throws light on what makes a blog successful in the marketplace of blogs – the blogosphere. In a nutshell, the paper evaluates the overall potential of blogs to evolve as highly dynamic web-based networks.
International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry, 2009
... Biographical notes: Aditi Agarwala is pursuing the five-year BCom LLB (Hons.) graduation cum ... more ... Biographical notes: Aditi Agarwala is pursuing the five-year BCom LLB (Hons.) graduation cum law integrated degree course from Gujarat ... Indira Gandhi, the then-Prime Minister of the nation, took the extreme viewpoint at the World Health Organization (WHO) Conference in ...
This paper examines the concept of copyright as an intellectual property in the digital age and t... more This paper examines the concept of copyright as an intellectual property in the digital age and the utilitarian objective which an intellectual property seeks to achieve. In that respect 'fair use'as a concept of US copyright law has been critically analysed. An ongoing Court ...
Journal of International Commercial Law and …, 2009
Abstract: This article examines the historical underpinnings of copyright from the century's... more Abstract: This article examines the historical underpinnings of copyright from the century's old Pre Gutenberg times when print did not exist and traces a timeline as to how the bricks of the first copyright legislation in the world - The Statute of Anne, 1710 were legislated into ...
Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology, Jun 29, 2009
... 1914) But cyburbia is borderless therefore a question of fencing copyrighted content against ... more ... 1914) But cyburbia is borderless therefore a question of fencing copyrighted content against technological ... Aimster was to enable file swapping when both the users are online and connected ... to prevent infringement of copyright but choose not to for their popularity and revenue ...
With the advent of blogs, virtual communities are witnessing new horizons in social networking an... more With the advent of blogs, virtual communities are witnessing new horizons in social networking and democratic participation. This form of social media is attracting netizens from all quarters of the dot com stratosphere. For personal or professional purposes, an increasing number of people are subscribing to this social technology. This paper examines the cultural landscape of blogs and discusses the motives and the motivation behind the varying blog user behaviour. It further evaluates the growing influence of blogs and how corporates and politicians are utilising the media to advance their interests. Legal issues involved in blogging such as online libel, defamation, employment termination (doocing) are dealt with reference to case laws and reported events. It further throws light on what makes a blog successful in the marketplace of blogs – the blogosphere. In a nutshell, the paper evaluates the overall potential of blogs to evolve as highly dynamic web-based networks.
International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry, 2009
... Biographical notes: Aditi Agarwala is pursuing the five-year BCom LLB (Hons.) graduation cum ... more ... Biographical notes: Aditi Agarwala is pursuing the five-year BCom LLB (Hons.) graduation cum law integrated degree course from Gujarat ... Indira Gandhi, the then-Prime Minister of the nation, took the extreme viewpoint at the World Health Organization (WHO) Conference in ...
This paper examines the concept of copyright as an intellectual property in the digital age and t... more This paper examines the concept of copyright as an intellectual property in the digital age and the utilitarian objective which an intellectual property seeks to achieve. In that respect 'fair use'as a concept of US copyright law has been critically analysed. An ongoing Court ...
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