AGIP Participates in an Internet Forum in Kuwait
27 Mar 2006KUWAIT - "International treaties for the protection of copyright are widely ratified. However, the present challenge is in the implementation and enforcement of these treaties," Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) Regional Office Executive Director, Mr. Charles Sha’ban said during "Regulating the Use of Internet and E-Publications" forum in Kuwait.
In his presentation on "Intellectual Property on the Internet," Mr. Sha’ban discussed several vital points including Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), IPRs and domain names (including IDNs), IPRs and website contents, international organizations and treaties in the IP and Internet fields as well as Internet Governance.
In his presentation on "Intellectual Property on the Internet," Mr. Sha’ban discussed several vital points including Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), IPRs and domain names (including IDNs), IPRs and website contents, international organizations and treaties in the IP and Internet fields as well as Internet Governance.
"Among the treaties that provide adequate legal protection for copyrighted materials and effective remedies for copyright holders are the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, the Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations, as well as the two Internet treaties of WIPO, which are the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT), and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)," Mr. Sha'ban added.
Tackling in details IPRs and domain names issues, Mr. Sha'ban pointed out that phishing/spoofing, cyber squatting and typo squatting in addition to cyber smearing are among several challenges that face trademark owners especially with the introduction of the IDNs.
New concerns for trademark owners related to the protection of their trademarks and trade names including the use of trademarks in search engines and Internet advertising, the incorporation of famous trademarks into the Meta tags of the websites were also tackled.
Participants also discussed several topics from technical, legislative, media, educational and awareness aspects, in addition to issues related to confidentiality, data security, privacy, consumer rights and internet content.
The forum, which was held March 25-27 under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Minister of Information Dr. Anas Al-Rushaid, aimed at formalizing a national policy for the use of the Internet in Kuwait.
Participants also discussed several topics from technical, legislative, media, educational and awareness aspects, in addition to issues related to confidentiality, data security, privacy, consumer rights and internet content.
The forum, which was held March 25-27 under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Minister of Information Dr. Anas Al-Rushaid, aimed at formalizing a national policy for the use of the Internet in Kuwait.
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