Legal Issue A paper submitted in the course of Business Law BUS/415 University of Phoenix March 16‚ 2008 Introduction Agency Law in a Business Environment A principal is the party who employs another person to act on his or her behalf; an agent is a party who agrees to act on behalf of another. In order for the agent to successfully fulfill their tasks for their principal’s they have duties that they are expected to fulfill. The duty to obey instructions‚ to act with skill‚ loyalty‚
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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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Reaction Paper on Intellectual Property Rights Modern usage of the term Intellectual Property goes back at least as far as centuries back. The history of patents actually sprung not from scientific inventions but rather from royal grants for monopoly privileges. Now we ask‚ what is Intellectual Property and what does it signify? First we define Intellectual Property as creations of the mind such as inventions‚ literary pieces‚ artistic works‚ images‚ trademark names‚ and design. There are two categories
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Intellectual Property in the World of E-Business: Trademarks‚ Trade Names and Domain Names By; Pamela Baker Due; November 5‚ 2012 LAW/421 - CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS LAW Instructor: THOMAS WILSON An e-business is to intellectual property as a restaurant is to the land it is occupying. Intellectual property is a collective term that embraces trademarks‚ trade names‚ domain names‚ copyrights and patents. In this paper we will address the basic understanding of intellectual property
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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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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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Discussion Board Forum 2: Contracts BUSI561 – Legal Issues in Business November 10‚ 2013 Analysis of the Situation Let me begin by assessing the current situation and relationship with Don. Don and I met because of our individual desires to walk with Christ. We developed our friendship that eventually evolved to a business relationship; we are both small business owners. Our business venture started under favorable circumstances consistent with implied duty of faith
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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-Business Makes Protection of Intellectual Property More Critical‚ Complex than Ever Intellectual property is often defined as the creation of the mind such as inventions‚ literary and artistic works‚ and symbols‚ names‚ images‚ and designs used in commerce. Intellectual property is divided into two parts. Industrial property‚ which is geared towards businesses‚ includes inventions‚ patents‚ trademarks‚ industrial designs‚ and geographic indications of source. Copyrights which are geared towards
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nature and types of intellectual property theft in the military sphere? Provide at least two concrete examples? Intellectual property‚ including patents‚ copyrights‚ and trade secrets‚ increasingly dominates the exports of advanced economies. However‚ intellectual property is uniquely vulnerable to appropriation‚ whether by states‚ firms‚ or individuals. Consequently‚ exporters like the United States have taken increasingly aggresive steps to protect their intellectual property owners and producers
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