Intellectual Property
The internet has revolutionized the manner in which information is exchanged between people. However, the spread of internet and computing have made it difficult to apply intellectual property laws. Despite the popularity of the internet, it is easy to distribute information internet does not mean it is right to do so. The internet can change the protections potentially given to intellectual property because once protected work becomes digital; it becomes very difficult to control its use, access, copying, and distribution. Since digital media is very easy to alter, replicate and transmit, many challenges are presented. In the digital world, work theft is very simple and therefore it is very difficult to establish work uniqueness (Maskus & Keith 2005).
Capabilities that make enforcement of intellectual property law difficult
The foregoing threats to intellectual property shows that holders of the copyright are facing many risks online. Nevertheless, almost unmanageable quantity of the intellectual property is continuously produced and made available on the internet despite the numerous threats to intellectual property. There are assertions made by believers that threats posed on the internet to the copyrighted works can result in disincentives to create and also distribute intellectual property, it appears that other forces are at work online.
Therefore, it has become difficult to enforce intellectual property laws because there is a technology to create digital copies of various file which are perfect such as music, books, films, and journal articles. It is also possible to distribute these copies of intellectual property easily, quickly, and in a very low price. Therefore, it is very difficult to discover who and where that person violation intellectual property laws is.
Reference
Maskus & Keith E. (2005). The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Promoting Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Transfer. Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law, vol. 9
