Whether Instant Messaging Can Lead To Defamation
Posted on April 9, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Instant messaging or “IM” a technology permitting users to send and receive text messages to one or multiple parties without a time delay between sending and receipt of the message is a powerful tool. Using this technology is similar to having a conversation with another person; just like that person was in the room with you. The difference is that the two or more people may be several miles or even continents apart. The benefit of this technology would seem to be obvious, in that a conversation can take place much like one were on a telephone, but without the long distance fees. However, this “IM” technology can also lead to great liability for those who take advantage of its electronic conversation capabilities.
Read More..>>How To Avoid Legal Trouble From Trademark Infringement When You Buy A Domain Name
Posted on March 20, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
So you have a hot idea for a website, or maybe you want to capitalize on a hot new product that has just been released. There are some things that you will want to know first before you get yourself in a lot of hot water.
Choosing a domain name isn’t really rocket science but it is very important. You want to choose something that is as short as possible, easy to pronounce and remember for marketing purposes, and if at all possible you want to get your main keywords in the domain name. All that aside, you also have to be careful that you don’t step on the toes of a person or company who may be inclined to sue you.
Read More..>>Theft Of Your Digital Photos And Videos
Posted on March 9, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Whether it’s Youtube for videos or Flicker for photographs, the ever increasing demand for entertainment leads to the creation of more and more websites dedicates to displaying amateur “art” in the hopes of widespread popularity. As evidenced by the recent sale of YouTube to Google for $1.65 Billion, once a website gains widespread popularity, riches are not far away. This trend has increased the demand for new and entertaining content. Most times such services rely on self-submitted videos, photos or articles, but as more sites pop up, available supply dwindles. Consequently, a phenomenon commonly referred to as “website hacking” has become more and more popular. This form of hacking occurs when an individual uses some service or sight to put up their own video, photo or blog, in order to share that particular medium with known friends. Hackers looking for new and original content will often hack this information and use it on their own site, in an attempt to gain hits and popularity in the effort to be the next YouTube.
Read More..>>Viacom And Youtube Dispute – All About Copyright Licensing
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Viacom has announced the first huge copyright infringement notice against YouTube. It has served YouTube with notice to remove 100,000 infringing videos.
As you know, YouTube is a site where people can post videos of just about anything. Millions of people visit the site, which made it attractive enough for Google to spend $1.65 billion dollars in stock to purchase the site. There is one problem, however. Many wonder how YouTube is any different than Napster when it comes to copyright issues.
Read More..>>The Eu Takes Action To Protect Its E-communications Network From Disaster Damage
Posted on January 15, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
The European Union is taking contingency measures to prevent disruptions of Internet service, such as the failures taking place in Asia after a major earthquake hit the coast of Taiwan late last month. Although area service providers have redirected traffic, while undersea cables damaged by the 7.1-magnitude earthquake are repaired, a few days ago Internet users in Asia were still having connection problems. Cable damage has prevented market players from exchanging information in real time, a detrimental situation to the world’s economy.
Read More..>>Constitution Challenge To Online Gaming Ban
Posted on January 11, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Online gaming has been incredibly popular, particularly the various forms of poker. That all changed in 2006 when the federal government effectively banned a majority of online gaming. The gaming industry is finally fighting back.
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 was a shock too much of the gaming industry. Although it had been slowly moving through Congress, there was no indication that it would be passed into law without a significant amount of debate and lobbying. In a typically congressional move, all of the uproar about a ban was bypassed when the Act was attached as a rider to legislation detailing how to protect our ports from terrorist attacks! Terrorist and online poker – a natural mix if ever there was one!
Read More..>>Intellectual Property – Patent Dispute – Revocation
Posted on January 2, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
In the case of Merz Pharma GmbH and Co KGaA v Allergan Inc [2006], a dispute arose as to the validity of a patent for the use of Botulinium toxins in a type of medical treatment.
Both the claimant and defendant companies were involved in the manufacture, marketing and development of pharmaceuticals. The defendant was the holder of a patent which concerned the use of ‘the neurotoxin component’ of Botulinium toxins in the treatment of pain caused by muscular activity and contracture. The Botulunium toxins were a compound of ‘the neurotoxin component’ and ‘neurotoxin associated proteins’.
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