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In the decade since the Internet and cellular communication became omnipresent and inexpensive, intellectual property law has been pressed by technology in ways never imagined. Examples include: digital rights management (DRM), creative commons, open source software, digital movie and music downloading, eroding US patent dominance, Internet piracy, personal data ownership and privacy, fair use and the Internet.

INFORMATIVE LINKS

• United States Copyright Office

• United States Patent and Trade Mark Office

• Creative Commons

• Open Source Initiative OSI

ADDITIONAL REFERENCE MATERIAL

• Intellectual Property and New Info Technology

• Creative Commons - Commons Deed

• Software Patentability