Once regarded as an esoteric and arcane area of legal studies,intellectual property law is now recognised as a key foundation of the information society. Part of the legal system's response to the challenges of human creativity, intellectual property law seeks to balance rewards for innovation against the broader public interest. The contributors to this volume address some of the emerging controversies in this expanding area of law, including: property rights in data; cross-border infringement of copyright; dilution of trade marks; the expansion of the law of patents; and the interface between intellectual property law and the regulation of unfair competition.CONTRIBUTORS: The Hon Justice WMC Gummow, John Robinson, Thomas Marci Hamilton, John Simllie, Brian Fitzgerald, Sir Nicholas Pumfrey, Louise Longdin, John Adams, Graeme Austin, Susy Frankel, Sam Ricketson, Ian Eagles.TABLE OF CONTENTS1 International Intellectual Property Law and the Common Law World - Introduction by The hon Justice W.M.C. GummowPart 1: Intellectual Property and the Information Society2 Database Protection and the Circuitous Route Around the United States Constitution - Marci A. Hamilton3 Commodifying and Transacting Informational Products Through Contractual Licences: The Challenge for Informational Constitutionalism - Brian Fitzgerald4 Shall We Shoot a Messenger Now and Then? Copyright Infringement and the On-line Service Provider - Louise Longdin5 Copyright Across (and Within) Domestic Borders - Graeme W. AustinPart 2: Developments in Industrial Society6 Dilution and Confusion: The Bases of Trade Mark Infringement or the new Australian Trade Marks Anti-dilution Law 1999 - Sam Ricketson7 New Challenges for the Law of Patents - John Robinson Thomas8 Patentability in Australia and New Zealand Under the Statute of Monopolies - John Smillie9 The Protection of Designs - The Hon Sir Nicholas Pumfrey10 Industrial Property in a Globalised Environment: Issues of Jurisdiction and Choice of Law - John N. AdamsPart 3: Competition and Market Regulation11 Unfair Competition Law -