Judicial Jurisdiction over International Copyright Infringement in Cyberspace

Illegal distribution of copyrighted materials in cyberspace of our country and others is quietly widespread. In spite of the obvious legal vacuums, some works such as videos, music recordings as well as musical performances also scientific texts can be sent throughout the world. Publishing works in foreign countries' databases, or accessibility of intellectual works by on-line service providers to subscribers at a global scale are one the biggest legal challenges.  Acts of copyright infringement can instantaneously and simultaneously occur in several countries. Since the accessibility to digital networks is universal as well as interactivity allows recipients and transmitters (of copyrighted works) to change roles, it is difficult to determine the place where an intellectual work is produced, reproduced, distributed, violated or infringed. Concerning international documents, the determination of a competent court is subject to the determination of copyrights infringed. But it is ineffective due to the cyber ultra-network. Hence, the article has discussed a new criterion called "court of the place of business of Internet Service Providers (ISP) to determine the competent court regarding those matters through using library research method that lawmaking can be great help resolving legal ambiguities.