The processing of data is often restricted by contractual and legal requirements for protecting privacy and IPRs. Policies provide means to control how and by whom data is processed. Conditions of policies may depend on the previous processing of the data. However, existing policy languages do not provide means to express such conditions. In this work we present a formal model and language allo...

This paper examines the relationship between intellectual property rights (IPRs) and the growth rate of per capita GDP during the period 1996-2006 in a sample 71 countries. Using software piracy data as a proxy for IPR violations, we find that countries with increasing rates of software piracy have lower growth rates. We also find that states with strong commitments to enact policies to protect...

The processing of data is often restricted by contractual and legal requirements for protecting privacy and IPRs. Policies provide means to control how and by whom data is processed. Conditions of policies may depend on the previous processing of the data. However, existing policy languages do not provide means to express such conditions. In this work we present a formal model and language allo...

The possibility of this virtual “free lunch” has kindled interest in technology transfer. Inevitably, issues of IPR protection have come to the fore.1 There is a large body of literature on the subject, too large to even attempt to review and classify here. My objective therefore is to suggest fruitful areas for empirical research in developing countries on the relationship between IPRs and tec...

the complexity and diversity of international assignment or license of iprs and the territoriality principle, makes determining their applicable law difficult. the rules governing iprs, are distinct from applicable law to contractual issues, hence the importance of characterization in these contracts. party autonomy and the discretion of courts are faced with restrictions including competition ...