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Study on the Conditions Applicable to Contracts relating to Intellectual Property in the European Union Institute for Information Law, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May 2002 This study was commissioned by the European Commission's Internal Market Directorate-General as part o its study programme.

A major collection from a wide range of countries. This collection of Laws for electronic Access is a unique international electronic archive of intellectual property legislation. It is delivered in English, French and Spanish. The database currently contains the full text of intellectual property legislation of 35 countries and the European Communities, as well as the full text of the treaties administered by WIPO.

WIPO has published a report, "Intellectual Property on the Internet: A Survey of Issues," that addresses the far-reaching impact that digital technologies – the Internet in particular – have had on intellectual property (IP) and the international IP system.

This is a web directory of intellectual property law web sites that are international in scope or country specific and include sites to intellectual property resources as well as sites specific to patents, trademarks or copyright.

The April 2000 edition of the Copyright law of the United States of America is available for download.

Acess to all French legal texts, the most important ones with translation in English and German. Copyright legislation included.

The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was drawn up within the Council of Europe. It was opened for signature in Rome on 4 November 1950 and entered into force in September 1953. Taking as their starting point the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the framers of the Convention sought to pursue the aims of the Council of Europe through the maintenance and further realisation of human rights and fundamental freedoms. The Convention was to represent the first steps for the collective enforcement of certain of the rights set out in the Universal Declaration.

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Exceptions to the copyright Laws. Reports.