Unfair competition as a result of illegal use of information technology: international legal aspects

The author examines the new law which was recently enacted in several US states and is aimed at the promotion of fair competition and stimulating manufacturers to honor the intellectual property rights to the IT used in their business operations.The adopted law provides for judicial prosecution of unfair manufacturers who receive illegal competitive advantages as a result of using illegal IT systems and software in manufacturing, distributing, marketing or selling their products. It is emphasized that after Russias entry into the WTO the international rules on unfair competition such as provided in the aforesaid law will become very important.