Intellectual Property Table of Contents Overview of Intellectual Property 3 Types of Intellectual Property Rights 3 Industrial property 4 Copyright 5 Controversy of Intellectual Property 5 Intellectual Property in the Digital Age 7 No Electronic Theft Act 9 Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 9 Case Study Involving Intellectual Property – Domain Names 9 Conclusion 11 Overview of Intellectual Property The term intellectual property refers to the innovations of the human mind. Intellectual
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individuals holding copyrights on intellectual property‚ this is a frightening proposition. After all‚ there is virtually no protection for these copyright holders from the misuse of their property. But‚ as Scott Sullivan‚ writer for The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin stated‚ "as history has proven‚ technological and societal advances usually come with a price." The price society is paying for the Internet is a loss of copyright protection by laws for their intellectual material. Napster is a good example
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is not only unfair‚ but unethical. Just as they have a Code of Ethics for their‚ employees‚ prevent fraud or theft‚ the same should apply to them as well. Intellectual property is defined as any product of the human intellect that law protects from unauthorized use by others‚ according to Cornell University Law School. Under Intellectual Law‚ we have patents‚ trademarks‚ copyrights‚ and trade secrets. This law provides assurance for authors and inventors they will receive proper compensation
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Intellectual Intellectual property is under attack by pirates. These pirates are not wearing an eye patch or sporting a peg leg‚ they are anybody and everybody who are selling or copying software for personal or business use. When it comes to software and online piracy‚ in certain countries‚ it is like the Wild West‚ there are laws that are very cut and dry but it seems like nobody follows them. On the other hand there are certain countries where it almost seems like anything goes with a
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promising national markets two of the most crucial elements in the strategic decision regarding market-entry are the level of corruption and existing trade barriers. One form of corruption that is crucially important to firms is the theft of intellectual property. In particular‚ software piracy has become a hotly debated topic due to the deep costs and vast levels of piracy around the world. The purpose of this paper is to assess how laissez-faire trade policies and corruption affect national software
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What is Intellectual Property? Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind‚ such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols‚ names and images used in commerce. IP is protected in law by‚ for example‚ patents‚ copyright and trademarks‚ which enable people to earn recognition or financial benefit from what they invent or create. By striking the right balance between the interests of innovators and the wider public interest‚ the IP system aims to foster an environment
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MODULE-1 LESSON-1: GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF IPRs: What is IPR (Intellectual Property Rights)? Intellectual Property refers to creation of mind i.e. inventions‚ industrial designs for article‚ literary & artistic work‚ symbols etc. used in commerce. Intellectual property is divided into two categories: 1. Industrial property‚ which includes inventions (patents)‚ trademarks‚ industrial designs‚ and geographic indications and 2. Copyright‚ which includes literary and artistic works
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ‘LIST OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF INDIA’ SUBMITTED TO MR. TANKMAY KANDEKAR SUBMITTED BY SANHITA WAGH (M/MFM/12/37) NIFT‚ MUMBAI GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION LAW: A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g. a town‚ region‚ or country). India‚ as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO)‚ enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and
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CMF Intellectual Property 11/18/13 Modern technology is simply marvelous; it allows one person to listen to another person’s artistic musical work without having to be in the vicinity of that person. The certain technology I am talking about is Internet music downloading. Internet music downloading is when a person downloads music from the Internet. Downloading music from the Internet has a multitude of advantages as well as cons and risks. The risks of downloading music from the Internet
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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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