信息资源共享环境下的著作权保护问题研究

探讨了信息资源共享和著作权保护之间的矛盾与利益冲突问题,提出了信息资源共享条件下著作权保护对策,以期实现数字图书馆发展和著作权保护的和谐共存。     

论网络作品著作权的综合保护

本文简要说明了网络作品的含义及网络作品著作权保护中存在的难题。提出了网络作品著作权综合保护的观点。并详细论述了网络作品著作权保护的四种方法,即集体保护、技术保护、法律保护与伦理保护。分析了构成综合保护体系中四种方法的相互关系,指出综合保护为网络作品著作权提供了系统的保护模式。     

海峡两岸侵犯著作权犯罪比较研究

著作权刑法保护已越来越受到各个国家和地区的重视,而刑事法律中有关侵犯著作权犯罪的刑法规定明显影响著作权保护力度.我国大陆与台湾地区目前都很重视对侵犯著作权犯罪的刑事处罚,但二者相较,两岸侵犯著作权犯罪立法特点和罪名、犯罪构成、刑事追诉以及刑事处罚上各有千秋.通过比较,大陆应借鉴和吸收台湾地区有关侵犯著作权犯罪的先进之处,以便加大对著作权的刑法保护.     

网络信息资源著作权保护问题研究

分析了网络信息资源著作权保护的现状及相关若干基本概念,指出在网络信息资源著作权保护中出现的主要问题,探讨了网络信息资源著作权保护问题的解决措施。     

从一张节目单看美国民众的著作权保护意识

从美国杨百翰大学青年大使歌舞团的一张演出节目单入手,使用图表、实例对节目单中部分作品的著作权信息进行分析,讨论了美国民众重视著作权保护的特征,在此基础上,结合图表、数据讨论了美国民众重视著作权保护的原因及影响。事实证明,美国民众重视著作权保护的意识在营造良好的保护氛围、促进著作权产业发展和提高著作权收入3个方面产生了巨大的影响。因此,美国为增强民众的著作权保护意识而积累下来的经验可以为我国提供一定的借鉴与启示。     

中美著作权集体管理组织现状比较及对我国科技期刊版权保护的启示

著作权集体管理制度有别于专利、商标和其他知识产权领域,是一种独有的、较为特殊的知识产权保护机制。美国从第一家著作权集体管理组织诞生至今已有近百年的历史,著作权集体管理已成为美国知识产权保护、知识经济发展不可或缺的工具;我国著作权集体管理组织起步较晚,目前尚处于初级阶段,还面临着诸多问题和困难。本文重点概述美国具有代表性的著作权集体管理组织,并对比分析我国著作权集体管理组织的现状,指出我国著作权集体管理组织尚待完善,科技期刊进行著作权集体管理十分必要,集体管理是著作权保护的必由之路。     

新环境下科技期刊的著作权保护

阐述了科技期刊著作权的权利内容,分析论述了我国加入世界贸易组织(WTO)条件下以及网络环境下,科技期刊著作权保护的若干问题,提出了科技期刊著作权保护的有关措施.     

论数字图书馆信息资源管理中的著作权保护

数字图书馆建设涉及到一系列新的著作权保护问题。文章从数字图书馆信息资源建设、信息服务两方面对数字图书馆建设过程中的著作权保护问题加以论述,并提出了信息资源管理中著作权保护的对策与措施。     

著作权中的精神权利本质分析

长期以来,著作权中的署名权、发表权、修改权和保护作品完整权都被视为人身权,通过对著作权中的精神权利进行一个层次划分,就会明晰著作权中的精神权利本质,最终使著作权本质上应当回归到单一的财产权性质上,著作权的真正意义上的精神权利——作者精神权利,由民法人身权保护。     

国内外图书馆著作权保护差异研究

分析了国内外图书馆著作权保护的异同,以及我国图书馆著作权保护的不足,并有针对性地提出了解决方案.     

Students' Reactions to the Introduction of Videoconferencing for Classroom Instruction

This study examined how students who had no prior experience with videoconferencing would react to the use of videoconferencing as an instructional medium. Students enrolled in seven different courses completed a questionnaire at the beginning of the semester and again at the end of the semester. Students at the origination and remote sites did not differ in their reactions toward videoconferencing but there was a significant difference for gender. Women reacted less favorably to videoconferencing. Compared to the beginning of the semester, students reported significantly less positive attitudes toward taking a course through videoconferencing at the end of the semester. There were no significant differences in students' attitudes toward videoconferencing across courses at the beginning of the semester but there were significant differences across the courses at the end of the semester. The results suggest the need for better preparation for both students and instructors.     

Cooler temperatures inductive to locust outbreaks

Ajoint study by Prof. ZHANG Zhibin from the CAS Institute of Zoology and his co-workers from Norway, US and Swiss have indicated that historical outbreaks of migratory locusts in China were associated with cold spells, suggesting that China＇s projected climate warming could decrease the pest＇s numbers. The study was published in Proceedings of theNational Academy of Sciences on 17 September, 2007.     

Exploring Multiplexity: Social Network Structures in a Computer-Supported Distance Learning Class

A computer-mediated group is a complex entity whose members exchange many types of information via multiple means of communication in pursuit of goals specific to their environment. Over time, they coordinate technical features of media with locally enacted use to achieve a viable working arrangement. To explore this complex interaction, a case study is presented of the social networks of interactions and media use among members of a class of computer-supported distance learners. Results show how group structures associated with project teams dominated who communicated with whom, about what, and via which media over the term, and how media came to occupy their own communication niches: Webboard for diffuse class-wide communication; Internet Relay Chat more to named others but still for general communication across the class; and e-mail primarily for intrateam communication. Face-to-face interaction, occurring only during a short on-campus session, appears to have had a catalytic effect on social and emotional exchanges. Results suggest the need to structure exchanges to balance class-wide sharing of ideas with subgroup interactions that facilitate project completion, and to provide media that support these two modes of interaction.     

Low doses of a red wine ingredient figh diabetes in mice

Aresearch group led by Prof. ZHAI Qiwei from the Institute for Nutritional Sciences under the CAS Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences has discovered that even relatively low doses of resveratrol--a chemical found in the skins of red grapes and in red wine--can improve the sensitivity of mice to the hormone insulin, according to a report in the October,2007 issue of Cell Metabolism. As insulin resistance is often characterized as the most critical factor contributing to the development of Type 2 diabetes, the findings“provide a potential new therapeutic approach for preventing or treating” both conditions, the researchers said.     

The Role of Intermediating Institutions in the Diffusion of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): How Industry Associations Intervened in Denmark, Finland, and Hong Kong

Electronic data interchange (EDI) provides means for interorganizational communication, creates network externalities, requires an advanced information technology (IT) infrastructure, and relies on standards. In the diffusion of such innovations, institutional involvement is imperative. Such institutions contain governmental agencies, national and global standardization organizations, local government, and nonprofit private organizations like industry associations. The last type of organizations we call intermediating institutions. They intermediate or coordinate ("inscribe") the activities of a group of would-be adopters. Unfortunately, little is known of how these organizations shape the EDI diffusion trajectory. In this article we examine one specific type of intermediating organizations?industry associations?and how they advanced the EDI diffusion process in the grocery sectors of Hong Kong, Denmark and Finland. We identify six institutional measures, placed into a matrix formed by the mode of involvement (influence vs. regulation) and the type of diffusion force (supply push vs. demand pull), that can be mobilized to further the EDI diffusion. Industry associations were found to be active users of all these measures to varying degrees. Their role was critical especially in knowledge building, knowledge deployment, and standard setting. Furthermore, institutional involvement varied due to policy and cultural contingencies and power dependencies.     

How Electronic Publishers are Protecting Against Piracy: Doubts About Technical Systems of Protection

The increasing prospects of digital piracy has prompted the perceived need by electronic publishers to adopt technical systems of protection, and governments to reform their copyright laws. This article is a preliminary study of the management of intellectual property by electronic publishers, defined as those involved in the production of online databases, and CD-ROMs. It focuses on three main issues: (1) how electronic publishers view the increasing threat of piracy; (2) the methods of protection employed to protect intellectual property in digital format; and (3) the importance of technological protection of intellectual property in electronic publications. The analysis is based on a sample of 23 UK electronic publishers. The interviews revealed an interesting assortment of protection methods and did not show that technological protection was a preferred way. Instead, the means of protection, in addition to copyright law, comprised niche markets, pricing, trust, bad publicity, and nontechnical and technical means.     

Rough Justice: A Statistical Assessment of ICANN's Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy

Long-standing conflict between domain name registrants and trademark holders prompted the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to create a global, mandatory arbitration procedure known as the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The UDRP has been used in 2166 cases involving 3938 domain names as of 1 November 2000. The policy gives the initiator of a complaint, generally a trademark holder, the right to choose which ICANN-accredited dispute resolution service provider (RSP) will handle the case. During the preparation of the UDRP,some feared that complainant selection would lead to "forum shopping" that might bias the results. This article performs a statistical assessment of the forum-shopping thesis and finds support for it. There are statistically significant differences in the various RSPs' propensity to take away names from defendants; there are also major differences in the number of cases brought to each RSP. RSPs who take away names have the larger share of cases. The study examines other variables that might explain differences in market share, such as price, the plaintiff's nationality, or the time taken to decide a case. It finds that nationality and time also are correlated with market share. The study concludes that shopping for a favorable outcome is an important factor in the UDRP.     

Prevalence of soft neurological signs in Chinese people

Prof. Raymond C.K. Chen, a neuropsychologist with the CAS Institute of Psychology, has made novel progress in his studies of schizophrenia. His work has been reported by a recent issue of Behavioural Neurology.     

Molecular motor assembly of a biomimetic system

Active biological molecules and functional structures can be fabricated into a bio-mimetic system by using molecular assembly method. Such materials can be used for the drug delivery, disease diagnosis and therapy, and new nanodevice construction.     

Monoculture Rubber Plantations Have Negative Ef ects on Controlling Splash Erosion

<正>In Xishuangbanna,one of China’s most biodiverse regions,landscape has changed dramatically during the past three decades due to the conversion of tropical rainforest to rubber plantations.In steep areas,terraces are often constructed before planting rubber trees,which causes two important changes in the soil:the destabilization of soil in the bench terraces and the increased vulnerability of unvegetated riser faces to erosion.Few studies have documented the nature and intensity of erosion on bench terraces.Prof.LIU Wenjie and his colleagues from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden(XTBG)conducted a study in Menglun County(21°5′39″N,101°15′55″E),Xishuangbanna to evaluate the influence