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Re: [atlarge-discuss] Lawrence Lessig at the U.S. Supreme Court



On Fri, 2002-10-18 at 12:43, espresso@e-scape.net wrote:
> If Lessig's argument succeeds, there will undoubtedly be repercussions
> beyond the field of copyright on Disney characters. 

Depending on the scope of the ruling, it could put the U.S. in violation
of the WIPO Copyright Treaty which started the whole thing in the first
place.

More Info:
http://www.haledorr.com/publications/pubsdetail.asp?ID=8252512002
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Thirty-five countries, including the United States and Japan, have now
ratified the WCT. Additionally, in May 2001, the European Union adopted
the EU Information Society Directive, which requires member states to
enact legislation necessary to implement the WIPO treaties by December
22, 2002. Canada and Russia, however, have not acceded to the treaties.
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WCT party states:
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/documents/english/pdf/s-wct.pdf

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