21. Already, he said, Congress has passed a broad law that makes it illegal to build devices or software that defeat copyright protections. 22. Another controversial measure is the World Intellectual Property Organization treaty on copyright protection on the Internet. 23. Another area of law that has generated concern among business people and lawyers is copyright protection. 24. Brazilian cops have a tool to help fight piracy in a new federal law that grants software programs the same copyright protection as books. 25. A book that is clearly a sequel or a prequel to an existing book under copyright protection, on the other hand, would need permission to go forward. 26. A new law, signed by President Clinton last night, will provide copyright protection for musicians and record companies. 27. A year after signing a landmark pact with the U.S. to enforce copyright protection, China is getting low marks for living up to the terms of the agreement. 28. But backers of the House bill said that the proposed law was broader than the treaty because it was intended to keep people from undermining online copyright protection. 29. But he said that large companies were more likely to block such distribution, claiming copyright protection for what was said. 30. But he said the survey should be taken seriously by the game industry, which now uses copyright protection technology on only a few titles. |