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    November 11, 2016in Copyright, Infringement, Originality, Ownership, US1by Editor
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    No Laughing Matter: Copyright Protection for Jokes

    Some people just can’t take a joke. Other people have taken jokes, and it has landed them in court. Two recent American copyright cases offer an opportunity to look at…

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    October 26, 2016in Blogs, Cross Border Issues, Gaming, Infringement, Infringement, IP, Patent Trolls, Patentability, Patents, Technology, UK, Uncategorized, US0by Editor
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    Big Telecom versus Video Games: Big Implications

    As reported on Kotaku.com – “British Telecommunications, a multinational mega-conglomerate with origins dating back to the 1800s, is suing Valve, a video game company that can’t count to three”. British Telecommunications…

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    August 18, 2015in Commercialization, Copyright, Infringement, Literary Works, Ownership1by Editor
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    Do War Criminals Have Copyrights? The Role of Morality in Controversial Works

    At first, a request for royalties by the estate of Nazi propagandist Goebbels was considered a joke by counsel for Random House. But the publisher now finds itself in the middle of a…

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    May 11, 2015in Copyright, Infringement, IP, Movies2by Editor
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    A Shared Cabin in the Woods? Joss Whedon Hit with $10 Million Dollar Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

    In the words of Taylor Swift, Joss Whedon is probably singing: “Are we out of the woods yet?” On April 13th, author Peter Gallagher (no, not the actor known for…

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    November 19, 2013in Blogs, Copyright, Infringement, IP, IP Intensive0by Editor
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    A “Raging Bull” Won't Quit: The Doctrine of Delay and Copyright Infringement

    Rules define sport. In boxing, a fighter who is knocked down has a ten-second count to stand up and continue the match. If they fail, they are declared “knocked out”…

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    May 14, 2012in Infringement, IP, Patentability, Patents, Smartphones, Technology, Telecommunications, Uncategorized0by Editor
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    Whose Patent is It Anyway?: The Ongoing Legal Legacy Between Samsung and Apple

    Using a quote that he attributes to Pablo Picasso, the late Steve Jobs stated in a 1994 interview that “good artists copy, great artists steal.” It seems somewhat ironic that Apple Inc.,…

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