This Note analyzes the Truth in Truth in Domain Names Act of 2003, the first piece of legislation to criminalize the registration of a misleading Internet domain name with the intent to deceive a person into viewing obscenity, and the first case successfully prosecuted under the Act, United...

In recent years, the payment card industry has dealt with the matter of consumer liability for unauthorized charges. However, risks to consumers from identity theft and related use of personal data present new challenges for cardholders and those who profit from their usage, including merchants,...

This paper analyses the incentives of a vertical integrated Internet service provider (ISP) to block competitors from content markets. Using a simple model we find that the ISP does not block competing content providers as long as the contents are differentiated sufficiently. Exclusion only...

Ambush marketing is a marketing strategy that intersects with the law of unfair competition and one that provokes debate and competing arguments. The arguments of event organisers and sponsors have proved to be influential and, in response to pressure from those parties, legislatures in a number...

Beginning in December 2004 Google has pursued a new project to create a book search engine (Google Book Search). The project has released a storm of controversy around the globe. While the supporters of Google Book Search conceive the project as a first reasonable step towards unlimited access...

The organization of information production is undergoing a deep transformation. Alongside media corporations, which have been for long time the predominant institutions of information production, new organizational forms have emerged, e.g. free software communities, open-content on-line wikis,...

We analyse firms’ incentives to cluster in an industrial district to benefit from reciprocal technology spillovers. A simple model of cumulative innovation is presented where technology spillovers arise endogenously through labour mobility. It is shown that firms’ incentives to cluster are...

In corporate restructuring under Chapter 11, an asset valuation is a central task for both legal and financial reasons. In the area of intangible assets, however, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) do not reflect internally-generated assets such as brands, trademarks, and other...

Recent empirical studies suggest a need for a ?exible patent regime responding to industry characteristics. In practice, sector-speci?c modi?cations of patent strength already exist but lack theoretical foundation. This paper intends to make up for this neglect by scrutinizing in what direction...