E-Commerce and Protecting Intellectual Property Justin Gunter Law/421 December 8‚ 2014 Liliya Kades Ecommerce and Protecting Intellectual Property Introduction E-commerce has become a prosperous industry which generated more than $262 billion in sales last year. It is estimated by 2017 that E-commerce will grow to “to $440 billion in sales for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.8%” (Forbes‚ 2013). With this much growth‚ it beckons entrepreneurs to grab a piece of the pie. As legal activity
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The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is a huge organisation‚ with a vast number of areas that could be discussed in this essay. Though there are numerous definitions of what the World Intellectual Property Organisation is‚ I will give a description of how I see the organisation. There is an immense history behind the establishment we see today‚ I will give an enlightenment of how this history took place. I will also discuss the aims and purpose WIPO and how it plays its part in the
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 Intellectual property (IP) Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind: inventions‚ literary and artistic works‚ and symbols‚ names‚ images‚ and designs used in commerce. Under intellectual property law‚ owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets‚ such as musical‚ literary‚ and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words‚ phrases‚ symbols‚ and designs. 1.2 The Two Branches of Intellectual Property: Industrial Property and Copyright
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printed pages of Understanding Property Law by John G. Sprankling where the topic is discussed.] LexisNexis Capsule Summary Property Law PART I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 WHAT IS PROPERTY? § 1.01 An “Unanswerable” Question? [1-2] The term property is extraordinarily difficult to define. The ordinary person defines property as things that are owned by people. However‚ the law defines property as rights among people that concern things. § 1.02 Property and Law [2-4] [A] Legal Positivism
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of expression. However‚ this conflict is not so much a conflict where one overrides the other‚ but rather a compromise. This conclusion will be based on the core principles underlying the concept of copyright and the internal mechanisms of copyright law. Additionally‚ I will also explore the possible justifications for copyright interfering with freedom of expression in the event that an alternate view is adopted – where copyright and freedom of expression are in conflict‚ such that copyright interferes
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the law of patents and the law of copyright. In your opinion‚ are these differences accidental or do they have a sound commercial or legal basis ? Intellectual property rights are exclusive rights for their owners. Third parties are then generally prohibited from the use or exploitation of what is excluded by these rights. It is to be clarified that it is intended to focus solely on copyrights and patents. Trademark‚ confidentiality and designs‚ the other main types of intellectual property are
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The development of intellectual property law in the United States has followed the development of society within the United States from a primarily agricultural society during the 1700’s to today’s technological society. The development of intellectual property law in the United States has also followed the development of American law in general. As America moved into and through the Industrial Revolution of the 1800’s‚ intellectual property laws became more and more numerous and stringent as people
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“...He had a saying‚ ‘good artists copy‚ great artists steal’...”‚ Steve Jobs quoting Pablo Picasso. According to FBI.gov intellectual property theft is defined as robbing people or companies of their ideas‚ inventions‚ and creative expressions. Intellectual property theft is one of the things that aided in the explosive growth of the computer and technology industry‚ but is much less common in the industry today. Was this theft justified due to companies not taking the necessary actions to prevent
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E-Business and Intellectual Property Manuel Camacho Law 421 May 10‚ 2014 Lisa Smith E-Business and Intellectual Property ARTICLE SYNOPSIS In today’s internet based society‚ deciding to start your own business requires much more than identifying a product you wish to produce or sell. Even when you have selected physical location to setup as your business‚ your job is not done. For a company to be successful it must be able to reach as many potential customers as possible. The internet is the perfect
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practice at 504 and 506 Toorak Road‚ which was next door to the auction property. They are worried it would diminish the amenity of their property if property developer bought the object property. In order to disguise their interest‚ Mosses arranged for two people to assist in purchasing the property. They were Mr J Breeze and Mr C Carbonaro. Before the auction‚ Mr A Rohan who is a valuer told Dr Moss a quick valuation of property of $2.6 to $2.7 million on where property developers made bids‚ and $2.1
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