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Piracy of Digital Content

This book studies the infringement of copyrighted content (such as music, films, software, broadcasting, books, etc.) where the end product does not involve the use of hard media, such as CDs and DVDs.

Related Documents

• OECD project on counterfeiting and piracy
• The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy
• OECD Work on Digital Content

Consumers and the crisis

The widespread recession is increasingly threatening consumer wealth. The OECD Committee on Consumer Policy provides guidelines to create policy and legislation to protect and empower consumers towards the recovery.

OECD/ICPEN Joint Meeting on Electronic Commerce

On 1 April 2009, the OECD Committee on Consumer Policy and the International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network (ICPEN) held a joint meeting on Electronic Commerce at the OECD Headquarters in Paris.

Online Identity Theft

This book defines identity theft, studies how it is perpetrated, outlines what is being done to combat it, and recommends specific ways to address it in a global manner.

Related Documents

• OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce (1999)
• OECD Policy Guidance on Online Identity Theft
• Computer Viruses and Other Malicious Software: A Threat to the Internet Economy
• OECD Policy Guidance for Addressing Emerging Consumer Protection and Empowerment Issues in Mobile Commerce
• Promoting Consumer Education: Trends, Policies and Good Practices
• Privacy Online: OECD Guidance on Policy and Practice
• OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data

Promoting Consumer Education: Trends, Policies and Good Practices

This publication examines the approaches that governments use to promote consumer education in OECD and some non-OECD countries, highlighting the policies and measures that have been particularly effective.

Related Documents

• New policy recommendations on consumer education
• Joint Conference on Consumer Education (Paris, 24 October 2008)

Computer Viruses and Other Malicious Software: A Threat to the Internet Economy

Malware attacks are increasing both in frequency and sophistication, thus posing a serious threat to the Internet economy and to national security. This book is a first step toward addressing the threat in a comprehensive, global manner.

Related Documents

• Proactive Policy Measures by Internet Service Providers against Botnets (OECD Digital Economy Paper, 2012)
• The Role of Internet Service Providers in Botnet Mitigation: An Empirical Analysis Based on Spam Data (OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, 2010)
• Economics of Malware: Security Decisions, Incentives and Externalities (OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, 2008)
• APEC-OECD Malware Workshop (2007)
• Online Identity Theft (2009)
• OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data
• What is the OECD Working Party on Information Security and Privacy (WPISP)?

OECD Roundtable on Consumer Product Safety- Agenda

The aim of the 2008 OECD Roundtable on Consumer Product Safety was to examine consumer product safety trends and challenges at both domestic and international levels.

Joint Conference on Consumer Education (Paris, 24 October 2008)

The conference identified common issues and good practices in consumer education through dialogue and the sharing of experiences among different stakeholders.

OECD Policy Guidance on Online Identity Theft

The policy guidance calls upon countries to implement effective educational measures to prevent consumers from becoming victims on-line.

Related Documents

• Online Identity Theft
• Scoping paper on online identity theft