Copyright

The notion of intellectual property rights being subjected to uniform laws is a compelling argument, but I don’t think it is a realistic one. It sounds like an ideal situation where no matter what country you are in, you know what to expect. Honestly, I think it might be impossible or at least would take years to successfully carry out. There are too many differences in the laws across the nation and some countries may have to change their current laws to comply with uniform laws causing more…

Will Doolittle was a financial analyst at the corporate headquarters of Home Décor in Atlanta, Georgia. He was terminated for violating provision of the employee handbook. His violation included sending email to friends of a sexual nature and the use of Internet to play slot machine and other games. Doolittle believes his employer violated his right by monitoring his personal email and Internet use. Employer authority to check email and Internet use has grown in the present time. In most…

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 Crossing Paul Brown: Why didn 't you focus more on the reaction of people whom you…

clothes would be distributed. The following report will explore intellectual property, including copyright and trademarking, as well as creative commons in order to determine how they will protect their line from facing any…

Executive Summary This issue paper identifies problems of bargaining inequality in relation to consent provisions, sections 195AW, 195AWB and 195AXJ in Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (hereafter “the Act”). The pivotal analysis in this paper is if artists’ moral rights, especially the young visual artists under age of 30 in the Queensland Youth Artists Collective, are effectively protected against the inequality under the provisions. The paper applies the theory of liberalism to examine the…

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…

established heraldic shield could not be copied by another person. As long as it was established because it was the person’s personal property, therefore, no one can use it but them. Both copyrights and heraldic shields have specific rights that need to be followed. These rights can be passed on, but copyright protection does expire. My project is divided by the division “per pesse” and the division line is wreathy. Per pesse represents rule and authority. I used the…

widespread, it would adversely affect the potential market for the copyrighted work. The examination must take account the harm to the original aw well as the harm to the market for derivative works. With regard to the profits achieved from the copyright infringement, the court affirmed that an infringer whom integrated their own original work…

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…

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…