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Issues Facing Technology Companies in Canada ( May 2006 )
After a dismal market for Canadian and U.S. technology companies from 2001 through 2003, 2004 demonstrated an improving environment in terms of both increased revenues and stock performance. -
Intellectual Property In The Online World: An Ongoing Digital Dilemma ( June 2005 )
From the very first moment when a record company learned that a song could be shared through an online file sharing service for free, or a photographer discovered that his/her photo was being distributed as a high-resolution graphic without a license or an author saw proprietary content posted on a web site without permission, the battle between content providers and technology providers has been raging. -
Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004: FindLaw Interview with John Hughes and Jennifer M. Rich of Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP ( September 2004 )
John Hughes is a partner at Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP's San Francisco office. His practice focuses upon trademark and copyright law for both domestic and foreign clients. Jennifer M. Rich is an associate at Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP's San Francisco office. Her practice includes trademark and copyright counseling, prosecution, technology licensing, and litigation. They spoke to Jim Twu at FindLaw about the recently introduced Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004. -
LLP: Owner vs. Architect: Who Owns the Design? ( March 2004 )
Both the copyright laws and the AIA Owner-Architect Agreement, B141-1997, provide significant protections to the author of an architectural work. Owners would be wise to negotiate alternative language that provides for the transfer of ownership of the documents and the copyright to the owner, or at least expands upon the license for use provided for in the contract. -
Strategic Considerations In U.S. Copyright Litigation ( November 2003 )
Copyrights can be among a company's most valuable intellectual property assets. In order to realize the benefits of these assets, a copyright owner must make intelligent choices as to how best to protect and enforce copyrights against potential infringers. And parties who are accused of copyright infringement need to know the nature and scope of defenses available to them. -
Copyright Term Extension is Constitutional ( May 2003 )
Publishers, film producers, artists, authors, musicians and their heirs, as well as corporate owners of copyrights are applauding the recent decision that the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) is a valid law. -
Service Providers and Contracts ( May 2003 )
As the customer, it is common and expected that you may request a contract for the work. There is no reason to feel guilty or apologetic for making sure that things are clear and you get what you paying for. -
What is Intellectual Property?: Copyright and the Public Domain ( May 2003 )
Intellectual Property is the group of legal rights in things that people create or invent. Intellectual property rights include patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret rights. In Europe and some other countries, "moral rights", which are rights of the artist not to have her work greatly altered, are also included. -
Compaq vs. Ergonome, Brown, & Mowrey ( February 2003 )
On April 1, 2002, the Court entered an Amended Final Judgment, in which Compaq (the accused copyright infringer) was awarded $2,765,026.90 in attorney's fees, the largest attorneys fees award ever in a copyright case. It was, however, far from being just a copyright case. It included other claims against Compaq, including unfair competition, misappropriation, unjust enrichment, quantum meruit and fraud, all of which were either dropped by the Defendants before trial or dismissed on summary judgment.
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