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Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure on Intellectual Property Rights
Overview Intellectual property is a subtle and esoteric area of the law that evolves in response to technological change.16 Advances in technology particularly affect the operation and effectiveness of copyright law. Changes in technology generate new industries and new methods for reproduction and dissemination of works of authorship, which may present new opportunities for authors, but also create additional challenges. Copyright law has had to respond to those challenges, from Gutenberg's moveable type printing press to digital audio recorders and everything in between -- photocopiers, radio, television, videocassette recorders, cable television and satellites.Uses of computer technology -- such as digitization -- and communications technology -- such as fiber optic cable -- have had an enormous impact on the creation, reproduction and dissemination of copyrighted works. The merger of computer and communications technology into an integrated information technology has made possible the development of the National Information Infrastructure which will generate both unprecedented challenges and important opportunities for the copyright marketplace.
| Publisher | Publishing Company of North America | File Format | WORD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Published | August 2003 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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