Resumen de Copy Right Infringements in Cyberspace: The Need to Nurture International Legal Principles
Copy right violations have become rampant since the advent of Cyberspace and the development of related information technologies. Numerous factors like ease of sharing digital content, low cost of distribution and download, lack of supranational authority to regulate, difficulties in tracing violators, uncertainties in determining jurisdiction over infringing acts, etc., have contributed to increasing copyright infringements. Various stakeholders are faced with the dichotomy of new opportunities and threats related to copy rights in cyberspace. Unique opportunities offered by new technologies call for effective solutions to counter relevant threats, than to wither cyberspace. This paper investigates the scope and limitations of legal regimes in combating copyright infringements in cyberspace. The paper first identifies relevant opportunities and threats related to copyrights in cyberspace. Secondly, the paper analyses various legal challenges pertaining to copyright protection in cyberspace and investigates the role of domestic copyright regimes. Finally, the paper examines the viability of international legal regimes in providing solutions to various challenges identified.
