BY LUIS C. SCHMIDT 2, PARTNER COMPUTER LAW & PRACTICE, VOL. 9, NO. 4, 1993 INTRODUCTION MEXICO, MODERNITY AND FREE TRADE Nowadays there is probably no country in the world not trying to modernize through protection of intellectual property rights. Structures, systems and forms can be diverse and vary, however, depending on the level of development achieved [...]

BY LUIS C. SCHMIDT, PARTNER COPYRIGHT WORLD, MARCH 1996 Discussion will be centred on the specific issues of enforceability, in Mexico, of shrink-wrap, box-top, and tear-open licences that come with computer software copies and packages directed for mass distribution and consumption. These, in Mexico as in other parts of the world, have become valuable instruments for [...]

BY LUIS C. SCHMIDT PARTNER IP WORLDWIDE, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1996 PROBLEMS WITH ENFORCEMENT RENDER IP LAWS ALMOST MEANINGLESS. History has proven that Mexico's copyright laws[1]effectively protect authors' rights in traditional works such as paintings, books, music and films. However, new technologies have introduced new types of works, such as computer programs, and Mexico's copyright law has not [...]