Copyright law

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is a well-established pharmaceutical company with international operations. The company has a patent to a variety of revolutionary drugs including Genvoya, Atripla, Zydelig, Ranexa, and Ambisome. Its drugs are designed to tackle a variety of illnesses which range from liver disease to cystic fibrosis and even cancer. Its biggest revenue drivers so far have been the drugs Harvoni and Solvodi which are designed to treat hepatitis c. In addition to researching and…

cause unjustified control over the internet by the government. To put it in a nutshell, everything deals with how intellectual property, mainly copyright, has increasingly becoming a higher priority than before due to the vastness and intricacy of internet. Copyright originates from the U.S.…

Caring for Music Piracy Music is something that is shared and listened to all around the world. Today, there are a variety of different types music. One of the bad sides of music is music piracy. This crime is taken seriously by some, but others don’t have a care in the world about it. Everything we do has a consequence attached to us, some are more harsh than others. Music has changed the world and can bring people together. Kids nowadays don’t have the money to afford to buy music on the…

According to Deborah G. Johnson, in the case of Franklin v. Apple, Franklin copied Apples operating code without any alterations, this was a clear copyright infringement act. However, these cases aren’t always obvious, that’s where fair use comes in and is disputed in the federal courts. There are four factors of fair use and a fifth, unofficial factor. According to Rich Stim, the first factor is: The Purpose and Character of Your Use. The court will examine if the material taken from the…

freedom. Sunder states that, “Intellectual property does more than incentivize the production of more goods, the law fundamentally affects the ability of citizens to live a good life”. This book takes a look at intellectual property and develops an understanding that peers further than innovation, and look to understand justice. Sunder believes that current intellectual property laws have been misused to stifle “participatory culture” and looks further to see if stronger home-grown intellectual…

result of the emerging technologies. The constant innovation of the websites and software has impacted the music and video industry in a way that thousands of norms and regulations have been created in order to protect others’ works, and prevent copyright infringement. The recording industry blames peer-to-peer file sharing for declining music sales and has manifested their discomfort through ads, lobbying campaign, lawsuits against file-sharing companies, and lawsuits against individual users…

Selle V. Gibb The case at hand is one of alleged copyright infringement on a musical composition, specifically on the basis of substantial similarity and access. When establishing a claim of copyright infringement of a musical composition, the plaintiff must prove ownership of copyright, originality of the work, copying of the work by the defendant, and a substantial degree of similarity between the two works. The composer, Ronald Selle, claims that the three Gibb brothers, also known as the…

Intellectual assets are important drivers of wealth creation and competitive advantages. Boeing’s human and social capital, technology, and intellectual property rights all contribute to value of the company. Human capital is the foundation of intellectual capital at any firm. Boeing’s employees make the company possible. Employees are hired for their specific set of skills that will allow them to excel in a certain position. While these capabilities are obviously necessary, Boeing expects more…

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In conclusion, we must be aware, understand the advertisement traps and then do something about it. In a New York Times article by Brian X. Chen and Natasha Singer, they summarize the whole concept of online marketers. Advertisements are finding new ways to trick us into looking and then becoming engaged in their products. They are using high quality software to track you; by attaching cookies onto our devices. This is the “Global Commercial Surveillance” and the “Holy Grail” for marketing…