This clip explains the Berne Convention and its importance as the first major source of international IP law, along with the reasons it was created. This clip also explains some problems and shortcomings in the agreement.
Stan describes the TRIPS agreement and its history, along with the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty. He then discusses international patent law and how treaties and agreements such as the Paris Convention, the Patent Cooperation Treaty, and the Madrid Agreement enable the international protection of patent rights.
This clip illustrates numerous ways that frivolous patents, the unfair issuance of copyright violations, or how longer copyright terms threaten innovation.
Stan explores how the owners of websites and Internet Service Providers can be held liable if they don't do enough to combat their users' infringement of copyrighted works. It also explains the purpose, criteria, and criticism of the DMCA, and how ISPs deal with copyright violation.