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Monday, July 30, 2012

Mickey Mouse violation

Slate Magazine asks, Can Disney stop North Koreans from wearing Mickey Mouse costumes?

Basically, no.

"The law is useless to Disney because there is no international court to hear intellectual property disputes between private parties."   "U.S. courts lack jurisdiction"  and North Korea is not a member of the WTO.

The whole article is available at:
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2012/07/mickey_mouse_in_north_korea_can_disney_punish_copyright_infringement_inside_the_hermit_kingdom_.html
Posted by Chuck Stull at 5:39 AM
Labels: intellectual property, international

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