Intellectual property is a generic term that refers to intangible objects, such as literary works, artistic productions, scientific discoveries and plans for inventions and designs, which acquire their value primarily from creative efforts and these fruit of human minds are protected by intellectual property rights aiming to reward creator and promote economic, social and technological development of the nations. As a result of exploitation of the Internet, intellectual property has now migrated to the Internet and is being modified to suit the online environment

in many ways. In your dissertation, you have to discuss the following elements: - INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION: international agreements related to the

intellectual property - UAE LEGISLATION:

o copyright legislation

o copyright legislation on the Internet o Infringement in the traditional context

o Infringement in the Context of the Internet You have to respect the working guidelines given below and the submission date. Working Guidelines for Project

A. Project Structure: It is recommended that your project report have the following structure in the order provided here.

1. Title page The students' details should be filled in the cover letter provided. 2. Abstract / Executive Summary

The Abstract consists of the project title and about half a page concise summary containing the scope and results of your study. 3. Table of Contents

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Project Table of contents should contain titles and page numbers for the main sections and

subsections of your report. The table of contents should also include entries for any appendices in your report. 4. Report Body

This is the central and main part of the project which contains the actual work done during the project. The main requirement is that you need to structure the report so that it is clear

and structured in a way that makes sense. Grammar and spellings count. 5. Conclusions

The project's conclusions should list the things which have been learnt as a result of the work you have done.

6. References You are responsible for appropriately citing material and methods that you use. Give references for the data collected from a text book, a magazine or a website identifying its

sources while using the appropriate form. In the references section, references should be in a numbered list, ordered alphabetically by the last name of the first author. B. Project Submission:

Project submission date is 4- December- 2015.

Students are required to submit the report in soft copy AND hard copy .