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Meta Tag Litigation: An Overview And Some Policy Conclusions

Authors: Katia Bodard MA (UG-KUL-VUB), LLM (VUB), Lic R (VUB)
Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Bruno de Vuyst Lic R (UIA), LLM (Columbia)
Associate Professor, Vesalius College and Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Subjects: HTML (Document markup language)
Intellectual property (Other articles)
Internet computer network law and legislation (Other articles)
Issue: Volume 9, Number 2 (June 2002)
Category: Current Developments

Abstract

The authors survey the emerging law on meta tags embedded in webpages in relation to trademarks, unfair competition law and allowed uses. Cases in Europe and the USA are examined. In the authors' view protection of intellectual property rights should be compatible with easy access to information on the Internet facilitated by certain uses of meta tags.

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