THE INCREASING COMPLEXITY OF INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: CROSS-BORDER CONFLICTS OF LAW IN COPYRIGHT

Abstract

Intellectual property has become an increasingly valuable, but complex commodity, especially with regard to international transactions. The Internet itself has become one of the most powerful information expressways in the world due to the modern age of continuous information sharing and the never-ending hype of social media. People across the world are publishing stories, poetry, songs, mixing music, uploading photographs and exhibiting their art over the Internet. There are even virtual exhibits being offered by some of the most renowned museums around the globe. Users of the Internet have universal access to all such publications from across the world.  Through the Internet, one can subscribe to a French magazine, listen to a Dutch broadcast or even purchase a Norwegian Video from an Indian store. The question that often arises and which is significantly difficult to answer is that which law should govern such international transactions in the area of copyright