[Ecommerce] CAFTA Copyright and trademark provisions

[Manon Ress]

 From BNA's Internet Law News (ILN) - 4/28/05

Compiled by Professor Michael Geist, BNA Consulting Editor

CAFTA TO EXTEND COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK PROVISIONS TO AMERICAS
BNA's Electronic Commerce & Law Report reports on a recent
House Committee hearing on the Central America Free Trade
Agreement with the U.S. The agreement includes provisions
requiring WIPO Internet treaty ratification, extension of
the term of copyright protection, and inclusion of UDRP-like
policies for the national country-code domains. CAFTA IP
provisions at
<http://caftaipprovisions.notlong.com/>
Article at
<http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/eip.nsf/is/a0b0u5c8a1>

Chapter 15 and others at:
http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Agreements/Bilateral/CAFTA-DR/CAFTA-DR_Final_Texts/Section_Index.html
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