Policy Consideration for Intellectual Property Law under Digital Environments

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

How to provide for and protect the transfer and sharing of informaiton in digital environments has become one the greatest difficulties to be faced. Individuals may use computers to obtain journals, articles, world news, and even transfer funds in their bank accounts. While this heightened access to information may improve one's quality of life, it creates a potential for abuse of intellectual property rights. Intellectual property both affects and is affected by electronic commerce in a multitude of ways. Therefore, protection of intellectual property becomes more important in the new millennium.
Many intelectual property issues arise under digital environments such as domain name, technical measures, copyright management informations(CMI), limitations and exceptions to copyrights, P2P, database protection, liability of online service providers(OSP), and EC-related patent. This article discusses the policy for settling these issues. It suggests that the interests of copyright holders and users of copyrighted works be aligned; that governments should avoid undue restrictions on electronic commerce; that international institutions may react more quickly to new developments without the need for diplomatic conferences or complete consensus; that the standard for diplomatic conferences or complete consensus; that the standard for national implementation must be the WIPO treaties in stead of the legislation of a specific country; that national policy must achieve the proper balance between establishing a climate of property-oriented incentives to encourage information infrastructure investment and the rapid diffusion of technology and the provision of the investment climate; that WIPO need to continue its response to technical advancements and harmonize copyright law to deal with internet technoligy; and that the international community arrange the proper scope of liability and infringement in digital environments.
Keywords: internet, intellectual property, copyright law to deal with internet technology; and that the international community arrange the proper scope of liability and infringement in digital environments.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. Introduction
• Ⅱ. Digital Environments
• Ⅲ. The WIPO Treaties
• Ⅳ. Policy Considerations in the Digital Age
• Ⅴ. Conclusion