Copyright law

Monetarization of IPRs 1.1. Overview on exploiting different types of IPRs There are mainly four types of IPRs: patents, trade marks, designs and copyrights. In which, “patent to protect new inventions; trademarks that are used by businesses that may define brands, logos, and the shapes of products; design rights and registered designes; and copyright, which provides the owners with protection against unauthorized use of his/her literatery, artistic, and dramatic works, sound recordings, and…

Definition: The Oxford English Dictionary defines Intellectual Property as “chiefly Law property (such as patents, trademarks, and copyright material) which is the product of invention or creativity, and does not exist in a tangible, physical form” (OED, 3rd Ed. 2010). Summary: We know that the economy is constantly changing with new business ventures, young entrepreneurs and an ever evolving world of technology at our fingertips. With this constant form of creative motion; individuals must…

interesting example of this is Disney, notorious for being extremely strict when it comes to copyright infringements and protecting their intellectual property. In the 90’s they fought to extend their copyright over Mickey Mouse to keep the character out of public domain and are now lobbying congress to extend it another 20 years. However, recently Disney seem to have had a turn around with their views towards copyright, specifically in relation their 2014 film Frozen. Youtube is littered with…

Biography of Interviewer Paul Brown are Law and the Graphic Arts (Intellectual Property), Media Law, Sociology, and Contemporary Social Problems. I selected Paul Brown to review this performance because of his background as a lawyer. I thought Paul could address some of the technical issues dealing with copyright or intellectual property. His reflections on copyrights were very limited in this interview. His responses were mostly based on the pedestrian’s perspective. Q&A on Superman/Safety…

The first Law on Industrial Property in Iran was in 1925, which came into force from 1926 and Registration Authority was working under the Ministry of agriculture, trade and public services. Trademarks were recorded in a journal called the Journal of Agriculture (published from August 22, 1928) in order of insertion of registration number. For the first time in Iran patent law and its civil and criminal protection applied in 1931 and the grant of the relevant license were assigned to the…

the author or the originator of a literary or artistic work to enjoy the exclusive use of that work for a specific period of time. Copyrights must be in tangible form such as books, computer software programs, magazine articles etc. Copyright works may be registered and can be divided into categories. These categories of materials that can be protected by a copyright are as follows; literary works such as books, poetry, speeches, these are protectable if they possess a high degree of…

in a fun way. This video clip is being used in classes to teach kids about fair use and copyright. The second factor of fair use is the nature of the copyrighted work. Professor Faden used a fictional work, and he is using it to create a factual work. The work is being copied for a informational and entertaining way. Their for, the work is fair use.…

order to realize their potential benefits” (Groupon). Accordingly, Groupon’s joint venture in China was not successful. If I was the CEO at Groupon, I would enter foreign markets through wholly-owned affiliates, because the company’s “trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, proprietary technology, merchants and subscribers lists, sales methodology, and intellectual property” are critical to the company’s success (Groupon). In 2015, the company acquired thirteen businesses to “grow its…

Someone who plagiarizes or breaks the copyright laws not only destroys their own academic and professional reputation but they can sometimes have to face legal repercussions. Some may argue that the consequences that come with illegal borrowing are too extreme and should be altered a little. However…

Udemy is making numerous benefits over these recordings. 8. Udemy conceded this by saying that it depends on clients hailing copyright infringement content. 9. Udemy, has raised $65m (£43.3m) in interest in June this year through these courses. 10. Computer security master Troy Hunt likewise discovered his material posted on Udemy. A course about moral hacking - likewise now uprooted…