Misappropriation and misuse

In addition, WIPO should continue to work on enhanced positive protection mechanisms for those indigenous communities that may wish to utilize intellectual property or similar tools to protect elements of their cultural heritage against misappropriation and misuse by others.

Embezzlement, misappropriation or other diversion of property by a public official

Misappropriation of Government revenues

Misappropriation of Government revenues

Regarding the misappropriation and misuse of indigenous traditional knowledge, numerous initiatives are under way aimed at the development by indigenous communities of sui generis legal systems to meet specific needs not met by existing intellectual property and other laws.

The main focus of WIPO's work is the protection of the creativity, reputation and distinctiveness inherent in indigenous traditional knowledge against misappropriation and misuse, and it addresses both defensive and positive forms of protection, including proprietary and non proprietary approaches.

However, in some countries existing laws appear to be inadequate, or control procedures vulnerable to misuse.

Misuse of the pronoun.

An immediate investigation into the misappropriation of humanitarian aid was required.

2.2 The company lodged a complaint against the author for misappropriation.

In these security provisions, general provisions are set out to minimize theft or misuse of dangerous goods.

These are provisions on money laundering, on environmental protection, and on the use or misuse of company equipment and assets.

There was a sense that intellectual property issues, while relevant, constitute only a limited part of the debate on indigenous traditional knowledge issues and have been consuming a disproportionate amount of attention to the detriment to other issues, which is, however, understandable, given the concerns of many communities with the misappropriation and misuse of indigenous traditional knowledge.

(c) The authenticity and proper form of travel documents issued by a State Party and the theft or related misuse of blank travel or identity documents

Building on its earlier fact finding missions and consultations with indigenous peoples, WIPO should be encouraged to return to those communities and to provide information to and consult with them on its work, including, in particular, on the draft provisions for the protection of indigenous traditional knowledge and cultural expressions against misappropriation and misuse being discussed within the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee.

(b) Definition of basic notions related to information security, including unauthorized interference with or misuse of information and telecommunications systems and information resources

(b) Definition of basic notions related to information security, including unauthorized interference with or misuse of information and telecommunications systems and information resources

Any theft or misappropriation must be reported without delay to the police authorities, the office of the regional pharmacy inspector and the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé.

The legislation set up an inspection system that involves both the administrative, technical and accounting aspects of authorized activities and measures designed to prevent the theft or misappropriation of nuclear materials.

Expressing concern also at the loss, destruction, removal, theft, pillage, illicit movement or misappropriation of and any acts of vandalism or damage directed against cultural property in areas of armed conflict and territories that are occupied, whether such conflicts are international or internal,

55 63. Combating the criminal misuse of information technologies

56 121. Combating the criminal misuse of information technologies

They're very easy to misuse. That's why they're dangerous.

Responding to perceived erroneous interpretation and misuse of statistics

Expressing concern also about the loss, destruction, removal, theft, pillage, illicit movement or misappropriation of and any acts of vandalism or damage directed against cultural property, in particular in areas of armed conflict, including territories that are occupied, whether such conflicts are international or internal,

We misuse language, and talk about the ascent of man.

(b) Misuse of the Internet the problem of Internet pharmacies

Neither the company nor the public prosecutor brought direct evidence that the offence of misappropriation had been committed.

(c) Whether there has been misappropriation of the assets of one entity for the benefit of another and

Several indigenous experts are actively grappling with the legal and cultural policy questions raised by efforts to protect indigenous traditional knowledge against misappropriation and misuse through sui generis measures and are making a valuable contribution to standard setting processes dealing with these complex issues, such as those being undertaken by the Working Group on Indigenous Populations, WIPO and the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

In paragraph 361, the Board recommended that UNICEF implement logical security controls in order to strengthen the protection of computer facilities against fraud or misuse.

Noting the necessity of preventing the criminal misuse of information technologies,

On 16 September 1996, the Provincial High Court sentenced the author to five months' imprisonment for misappropriation, disqualified him from public employment or office, suspended his right to vote and ordered him to pay costs.

Several participants voiced their objection to the misuse of their sacred sites.

Physical infrastructure had also suffered due to years of neglect and misuse.

(d) Means and methods of concealment and transportation of persons, the unlawful alteration, reproduction or acquisition or other misuse of travel or identity documents used in conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol and ways of detecting them

1. Notes with appreciation the efforts of the above mentioned bodies to prevent the criminal misuse of information technologies, and also notes the value of, inter alia, the following measures to combat such misuse

It included, inter alia, criminalizing identity fraud and misuse of Government credit cards.

Erroneous interpretation and misuse of statistics are to be immediately and appropriately addressed.

Now that figure is reported to be 1.4 million. (The sheer number of people does make one wonder whether misuse of personal data for blackmail or other private purposes is inevitable.)

The defendants thought that the crime of position encroachment and the crime of funds misappropriation are public prosecuted cases, and it should be decided by the public security organ whether or not the case should be withdrawn, rather than the reporter.

(j) The fight against the criminal misuse of information technologies requires the development of solutions taking into account both the protection of individual freedoms and privacy and the preservation of the capacity of Governments to fight such criminal misuse

(c) The prevention of the misuse of legal persons by organized criminal groups, in particular by

If the holder of the authorization is a juridical person, the same penalties shall be applicable to its executives if they have gained knowledge of such loss, theft, disappearance or misappropriation and have failed to report it within the specified time limit.