The proposal is based on a rather simple approach that would adapt copyright law to new technology.
I will revisit recent evolution in law related to such issues and suggest a direction for the evolution of copyright law. There is something wrong when copyright holders cannot make a case against huge Internet service providers, who have complacently blinded while hosting hundreds of thousands of infringing materials, but prevailing in cases condemning around one million dollars against individuals for having shared about a dozen of music files, without even understanding how. Therefore, the cost of such a business model will be the lack of new works A business model based on trespassing on another's rights will result in weakening those rights. If there is not adequate protection of copyrights, there will be less production of new works in the future. The importance of copyrights is related to the production of new works. In the international arena, efforts included the unsuccessful proposal called Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The reaction of the copyright industry includes failed bills like the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), or the Protect IP Act (PIPA).
Highly popular web service providers and highly unpopular measures taken by a number of copyright holders seem to lead to a dead end. Those services are located not in a copyright heaven but in the U.S. The great number of protected works hosted without authorization in services like Grooveshark proves how difficult the problem has become. These developments put copyrights in a difficult situation. This article is focused on recent technological evolution and subsequent developments in copyright law, like the safe harbor provisions for Internet service providers established by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and its judicial interpretation. Nevertheless, the original purpose of copyright law still matters: the encouragement of the learned men to produce useful works for society. As a result, in some cases, copyright infringement is no longer perceived as a reprehensive behavior in society. On the contrary, simple measures are perceived as over-reactive. Legal developments and technology affecting copyright law, and reactive strategies taken by a number of holders have led to an environment that does not protect copyrights effectively. However, today copyright law is facing an interesting moment, where technology is far ahead of the law. The starting point established by the creation of print set the recurrent path over years: any important new invention or technology results sooner or later in some sort of legal adaptation. Also, this article may show the path that legislators of other jurisdictions may follow or, better avoid.Ĭopyright law was created as a result of a new technology, and has continued to evolve and adapt to each new invention. The relevance of this comparative study is the result of the global consequences Internet gives to many of the regulated activities here described. Para ello, cuenta con una política de dobles dictámenes anónimos de alto rigor académico, realizados por la cartera de expertos externos provenientes de todo el mundo. Resulta importante mencionar que el anuario busca mantener la calidad que siempre le ha caracterizado. Además, dentro de sus páginas pueden encontrarse también recensiones de las publicaciones más actuales en materia de derecho internacional.Įl Anuario recibe contribuciones inéditas de tipo académico, resultados de investigación original, que versen sobre temas de derecho internacional en sus distintas ramas. De la misma manera, se busca formar un semillero de estudiosos latinoamericanos que analicen las problemáticas regionales, así como ofrecer perspectivas sobre las relaciones existentes entre los sistemas jurídicos domésticos, no limitándose al mexicano, y el derecho internacional. Este objetivo se logra buscando y concentrando la participación activa de académicos y profesionales dedicados al estudio del derecho internacional que ofrezcan respuestas novedosas tanto a las cuestiones clásicas como a los desarrollos actuales del mismo. El objetivo del anuario es crear un foro adecuado para tratar los temas más importantes del derecho internacional.
El Anuario Mexicano de Derecho Internacional (AMDI) surgió en el año 2000 como publicación académica del Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas (IIJ) de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
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