The American University Intellectual Property Brief is pleased to announce the publication of its Fall 2011 issue.

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The American University Intellectual Property Brief is proud to announce Volume 2, Issue 3 of its publication.

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Historically, the Supreme Court has compared patent and copyright laws.  These comparisons frequently result in the application of some patent doctrines to copyright law.  For example, the Supreme Court …

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Fall 2010 – Vol. 2, Issue 2 is now available!
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Special 301 and Access to Medicine in the Obama Administration
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Summer 2010 – Vol. 2, Issue 1 is now available!

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In order to provide further reaching digital distribution, the Intellectual Property Brief is pleased to present its “print version” of the Spring 2010 issue.

Included in this publication are all of our Spring 2010 articles in a printer and tablet-friendly format.

By Matilda Bilstein
South Africa faces many challenges in the areas of copyright protection and enforcement, especially in combating movie piracy. According to the International Intellectual Property Alliance (“IIPA”), South Africa fails to reach the mandated levels of copyright protection under the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (“TRIPS”) of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (“GATT”), especially regarding enforcement. South Africa is a lucrative market for counterfeit goods due to several key factors: its relatively high per-capita GDP compared to other countries in the region; its high levels of imported western media, technology, and lifestyles; its under-resourced law enforcement agencies; and its high unemployment rate. In 2006, pirated movie sales accounted for 60% percent of South Africa’s DVD market. This cost the South African film industry an annual R500 million, approximately $65 million. The South African film industry loses…