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Media Law Music Copyright ISPs Liability for File Sharing
A Coalition of music industry bodies, including the MCPRS Alliance and the Association of Independent Music, is lobbying to have intellectual property law amended to allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to be sued for allowing illegal file-sharing on their networks. Commentators have said that their efforts are misguided and commercially impractical. Currently, ISP's are not required to police the content of their networks much in the same way that telephone companies are not liable...
Rosanna Cooper
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5 Ways to Protect Your Idea-for Less than $30
Every day thousand upon thousands of ordinary people become inventors. They devise new ideas, improve old ones, and enhance the world around them. But they all have one thing in common. The vast majority will never act on their idea because they can not afford the cost for a Utility patent. When you consider that the average cost for a strong Utility patent is around $5,000 it is no wonder.
Dan Stalfire
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Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement Template
Sample of a Non-disclosure agreement
Sangeeta Tomar
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Intellectual Property Ground Breaking Decision Patents Business Methods Computer Programs
A ground-breaking decision was delivered by the Court of Appeal in the cases of Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings Ltd (and others) [2006] and Macrossan's Application [2006] on 27 October 2006. This important decision means that there is now a new method by which patent examiners will assess whether or not an invention is patentable. The decision is especially relevant to those wishing to patent 'business methods' or 'computer programs'.
Rosanna Cooper
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Selecting Business Names and Intellectual Property Law
An information technology & intellectual property lawyer steps through some common provisions of software license agreements and software development contracts. Includes explanations of the purpose and effect of particular clauses in software and technology contracts.
L Ellis
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Contracts That Work! Bankruptcy
The vendor of your No. 1 mission-critical application has filed for bankruptcy. Your contract gives you the right to terminate immediately. Can you enforce that provision? This article explores that difficult question in clear, direct English and offers concrete suggestions for improving your IT and IP contracts and ensuring that you continue to receive the services you need, when you need them.
Tom Hall
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CONTRACTS THAT WORK! Representations, Warranties and Remedies
The project is late and over budget. The boss is concerned, the internal clients are furious. What are your options? This article lays out the legal principles in clear, insightful English and offers concrete suggestions to solve current problems and avoid them in the future.
Tom Hall
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Intellectual Property Considerations
Intellectual Property is one of the hardest things to protect. If you file a patent it becomes public information and if someone copies it and changes one thing, they basically stole your idea for free then it is your duty to try to sue them; that costs you thousands.
Lance Winslow
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Analyzing Patent Information to Genearte Patent Maps
There are two primary ways of analyzing patent information: Qualitative and Quantitative. The qualitative method shows more closely the content of the individual patent documents. The quantitative method results in statistical processing. These two methods have quite different objectives and different ranges of applications. Patent analysis can be displayed by visual representation using bar graphs, polygonal line graphs, pie charts and other charts/graphs, which are called "Patent Maps".
Vinod Kr. Singh
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Do I Need Patent Protection To Establish My Rights To A Great Idea Or Design
One of the first things to do when you have an idea is to write it down. Documentation is the most important step you can make to in securing future rights to your idea. The documentation needs to be in a tight bound or engineering type notebook. These are like a basic school notebook that pages cannot be added. It's also a good idea to get a notebook that it's also difficult and noticeable if any pages are removed.
Abbie Frank
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