For the most part, if the parody intent is clear, the First Amendment protects the use of the name or likeness. Rose noted that Adbusters magazine routinely publishes similar parodies. These are personal recognized in European countries that an artist has in his or her work. Unlike copyrights, moral rights cannot be sold. Rose also gave a brief rundown of other cyberspace property rights issues.
Companies have a right to protect their trade secrets, such as the source code used in software.
But that protection only extends if the owner keeps the trade secret confidential. Rose predicted that decompilation work could threaten trade secret protections for software.