This document discusses various aspects of internet law and governance. It outlines the challenges of jurisdiction over online content across borders. It also describes the key players in the internet such as infrastructure providers, content providers, access providers, and their roles and legal responsibilities. Issues around intellectual property, telecommunications regulations, and trademarks in the online world are also summarized.

6. CYBERSPACE and its Governance Legal Framework for the Online World: Confidentiality; Prevent Abuse Fair Usage; Tax, Ethical & Moral, Political; Tax Fair profits Online Conduct Prevent Abuse Fair Usage Ethical & Moral Ownership Information Content Confidentiality Fair Usage Authenticity; integrity Ownership Information Security Duties Rights Duties Rights Users Owners

11. Internet: The PLAYERS and their roles Infrastructure Providers: Key components Usually, telecom companies that lease capacity/routing/ switching Telecom connections that link the hosts & routers Pipes Governments & private organizations (fully connected) Systems which store programs and data Hosts Governments & private organizations (fully connected) Computers designed to receive & forward packets of data Routers O WNERS F UNCTIONS C OMPONENT

14. Internet: The PLAYERS and their roles Content Providers copyable files including text, graphics, video, computer programs, updates, patches Downloadable audio, video, animation,voice telephony, video conferencing Real-time Examples Content Form

42. Trademarks Process Selection Registration Use Choose a “Strong” trademark Fanciful or Coined Meeting Use Requirements Check the Availability Available Not Available The Abercrombie Test ( Strongest ) ( Weakest ) Arbitrary Suggestive Descriptive Generic (not entitled)