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September / 1997

Location, Location, Location: The European Union Database Directive Sets the Worldwide Agenda

In this article, originally published in Newsidic, Newsletter of the European Association of Information Services in September 1997, David Mirchin, then Vice President & General Counsel of SilverPlatter Information, analyzes the new European Union Database Directive, which creates a new sui generis intellectual property protection for non-copyrightable databases.

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Technology and Intellectual PropertyTechnology and Intellectual Property
September / 1996

“The Shrinkwrap License Wins Its Day in Court and Plays a New Symphony:” “Wrap-CD Anew,”

In this article, originally published in the Boston Business Journal, in September 1996, David Mirchin, then Vice President & General Counsel of SilverPlatter Information, analyzes the landmark 7th Circuit case, ProCD v. Zeidenberg, which was the first important case to hold that shrinkwrap licenses were enforceable.
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Technology and Intellectual PropertyTechnology and Intellectual Property