Google unveils new copyright plan
21 December 2010
At the beginning of this month Google unveiled its new plan to address online copyright infringement.
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Laura Pearson
Facebook updates Promotion Guidelines
14 December 2010
Facebook has recently updated its Promotion Guidelines to remove significant impediments to running promotions via Facebook.
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A little help from their friends: Rosetta Stone has allies in Google AdWords dispute
26 November 2010
Rosetta Stone Ltd, an American company that produces language-learning software, has appealed the summary dismissal of its claim against Google Inc.
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Ryanair wins domain name dispute over “ihateryanair.co.uk”
24 November 2010
A recent domain dispute involving a website devoted to criticism of the Irish airline, Ryanair, has shown the distinction between a criticism website that legitimately uses a trade mark as part of the website’s domain name and a website that misuses a trade mark for commercial gain.
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“The tax office is well known but Madonna is famous”
25 October 2010
But of course…everyone knows that Madonna is famous but why is it important that she is famous as distinct from being well known?
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UK Councillor under fire
18 October 2010
A UK Councillor has recently come under fire for posting extracts of the Brighton & Hove City Council meetings on his personal website and on YouTube.
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Twitter impersonation…an IP Whiteboard investigation
14 October 2010
The recent impersonation of Brisbane’s Lord Mayor, Campbell Newman on Twitter, is a timely reminder of the substantial scope that exists for people to be impersonated online.
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Employed or not employed…that is the question.
4 October 2010
The courts have again been asked to determine a person’s employment status and the scope of their employment for the purposes of a copyright dispute.
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The patented bow tie – false marking back in the spotlight
20 September 2010
If you thought bow ties were only for the old fashioned or the eccentric, think again.
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The narrowing of the defence of patent misuse in America
16 September 2010
In the recent American case of Princo Corp.
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