Bundle of Sticks

Korean netizens are firing up against Congressman Sang-Ho Woo who submitted a bill amending the Copyright Act to the Congress.  The proposed amendment contains several provisions that worry the netizens immensley.

I am writing on that topic on my Korean blog. (http://blog.naver.com/iplawyer)
I wrote on that topic on my Korean blog that is now dormant. (http://blog.naver.com/iplawyer)

I don’t think I have the energy to translate all I wrote on the blog.  I will just summarize them.  

Within today or tomorrow, Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) is likely to announce its decision on the alleged unfair trade practices by Microsoft in Korea which include bundling messenger programs and a media player program into MS Windows operating systems.  This long awaited decision has been postponed many times because of the delicacy of the issue.  See the news article.

When it is verly likely that an adverse decision will be made against Microsoft, the company vows an appeal.  

Aside from the legal battle, there are skepticisms about the liklihood of success of the anti-trust measures.  

Welcome to iplawyer at Blogsome. This blog is for sharing ideas about intellectual property laws in Korea and the United States. I’m Kai. Just call me Kai. It’s my favorite pen name. I don’t use a last name for pen name.

I am a lawyer licensed in the State of Washington in the United States. I also passed the California bar but has not yet sworn in, so I can’t call myself a California lawyer, not that I’m missing out any of it.

I speak both English and Korean fluently. With the help of access to these languages, I can get updates from both countries rather easily. I’ll post either in Korean or English depending on the issue and my mood. Bear with me if you can’t speak either language.

I’d much love to share thoughts with you. I mean you who is reading my blog.