Protection: Mere Idea or Expression of Idea? Recently there are critics saying that the judgment of the Larrikin1case departed from the original copyright principal. Originally the copyright is infringed only if the expression of idea is taken. It is important to “separate unprotectable ideas from protectable expression”.2 Yet some critics claimed that nowadays court will find infringement has occurred where what has been taken is merely an idea‚ one example was the Larrikin3case. I am going to
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into the contract. This is a pre-contractual statement‚ which is not part of the contract. However‚ these non-contractual statements can be classified as mere puffs (sales talk) or misrepresentations. For a misrepresentation to be actionable‚ the statement alleged to be a misrepresentation must be a statement of material fact but not mere opinion. For instance‚ in Bisset v Wilkinson [1927] AC 177 where a representation as to the number of sheep that land could support was not based on any expert
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Are there aspects of her story that are timeless and apply to all women‚ regardless of class or race? 2. What is the effect of the narrator identifying herself and her husband as "mere ordinary people"? 3. To what extent is the narrator conscious of her own place in society? It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself
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writes that while it is a positive to have happiness as a byproduct of living. However‚ for happiness to be the ultimate objective of living is “a recipe of disaster.” This is in contrast with the beliefs of Robert Puff in his article “Why Pursuing Happiness Is The Greatest Goal.” Puff writes‚ “If happiness is what we pursue and only what we pursue‚ then what will happen is that we’ll end up being happy‚ if we also have good direction.” As I examine these two perspectives‚ I find myself in agreement
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The Impact of Mere Exposure Effect on Visual Stimuli Discussion This experiment tests whether visual exposure positively alters preference for the test visual stimuli and secondly‚ the impact of repetitive exposure on the preference. The results support both the hypotheses – that conscious (supraliminal) and unconscious (subliminal) exposure increase liking towards the test visual stimuli and secondly‚ increasing the number of exposures positively correlates with affinity for the stimuli. The two
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In Mere Mortals a play by David Ives‚is made up of multiple one-act plays. Each play demonstrates its own take on life‚ understanding of the world and interpretations of what people go through on a daily basis. All of these plays are comedic‚ and they have a hidden meaning behind the humor. This allows for the writer to establish another dimension to get the meaning across. The leading play of Mere Mortals‚ is “Mere Mortals.” In this play‚ three every day construction workers analyze and hypothesize
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people wrote to me saying‚ ‘Isn’t what you call the Moral Law simply our herd instinct and hasn’t it been developed just like all our other instincts?’ (Lewis 19) The book Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis goes into great depth into what morals are. The book covers many topics that apply to all sojourners traveling through life. Mere Christianity really opens your eyes and helps you compare the analogies to your own life. In reading the book one can muse about the meaning of life which is bigger than
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against injustice. This same idea of resistance is explored in both George Orwell’s novel 1984 and Roger Cohen’s New York Times Op-ed article “Mere Human Behavior”. Both Orwell and Cohen suggest that resistance gives us hope that change is possible‚ and therefore any act of resistance is never futile. Orwell’s dystopian society is a society in which the mere act of having a rebellious thought is considered a crime-“thought-crime” they call it. The relentless
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An Assignment on Digital Divide and The Probability of Digital Bangladesh with reference to Education Submitted To Md. Saiful Islam Associate Professor Chairman‚ Department of Management Islamic University‚ Kushtia Submitted by Md. Toufiqur Rahman BBA (hon’s) 8th Semester Roll Number: 0405002 Session: 2004-2005 Department of Management Islamic University‚ Kushtia Date of Submission Table of Contents Chapter | Title | page | 1 | Digital Divide 1.1 Meaning of Digital
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moral law is a genuine thing‚ whether we agree with it or not. Lewis presents there is an absolute good and an absolute bad within the laws of human nature. As human beings‚ we tend to have a great deal of trouble interpreting our own selves. Within Mere Christianity‚ C.S. Lewis provides me with useful insight to help me understand my own personal life. Furthermore‚ throughout the course of my life I have wrestled with the idea of an absolute right versus an absolute wrong. Lewis points out within
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