Updated the copyright, trademark, or any intellectual property rights section

[mccown]

Added details and clarifications to the copyright, trademark, or any intellectual property rights section.

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[TallTed]

Rephrasing some legalese to make it more readable by the general public, mostly by reducing the number of stacked nouns.

[jandrieu]

I'd like some language that clarifies that only globally recognized trademarks would merit preclusion of an alleged trademark violation.

[w3cbot]

This was discussed during the #did meeting on 19 December 2024.

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w3c/did-extensions#610

smccown: I looked at how ICANN is doing.
… Everyone can register a domain. People with copyright must document it.

<Zakim> JoeAndrieu, you wanted to mention international law

wil: thanks for this work, smccown. Everyone, have a loot at the PR.
… I think the PR is good, needs approval.

manu: +1

JoeAndrieu: I don't know what jurisdiction we should base ourselves on. Appart from that, this is good work.

manu: good question.
… I think that we should focus on what can be enforced at an international level.
… People have argued that you can not have a global trademark or an international patent.
… That's not entirely true, even if some countries do not recognize what many do.
… I don't think we need to wait on clarity to accept the language, but I take your point.

<Phil-ASU> Would help if the language was reviewed by as Patent attorney?

manu: See the discussion about allowing duplicates.

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[peacekeeper]

I think there will always be additional legal subtleties that might require more discussion, but overall I think the language in this PR is very useful.