Articles

Lothar Determann/Andrew Coan – Spoiled Code? SCO v. Linux – a case-study in the implications of upstream intellectual property disputes for software end users

Kai von Lewinski – Alternative Dispute Resolution and Internet A practical survey of the conditions for a successful blend

Case Law

USA: Domain Name Protection by Conversion Law Gary Kremen v. Network Solutions, Inc. – United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit – Decision of 25 July 2003

USA: Fair Use of Artistic Images in Search Engines Leslie A. Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corporation – U. S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit – Decision of 7 July 2003

Germany: Service of Process for a U.S. Suit Bertelsmann AG – Federal Constitutional Court – Decision of 25 July 2003 – Summary & Comment by Lejeune

Germany: Liability for Deep Links Paperboy – Federal Supreme Court – Decision of 17 July 2003 – Summary & Comment by Dreier/Nolte

Updates

Ian Lloyd – UK: Contract Protection Against Monday Software Packages

Rolf H. Weber – Switzerland: Recent Court Practice

Ioannis Iglezakis – Greece: Legislation on E-Commerce

John Selby – Australia: Fighting Spam and Pushing Open Source Software

Carla Huitrón Piña – Mexico: New E-Signature Law