individuals holding copyrights on intellectual property‚ this is a frightening proposition. After all‚ there is virtually no protection for these copyright holders from the misuse of their property. But‚ as Scott Sullivan‚ writer for The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin stated‚ "as history has proven‚ technological and societal advances usually come with a price." The price society is paying for the Internet is a loss of copyright protection by laws for their intellectual material. Napster is a good example
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Agreement is an important aspect in the formation of a contract. A contract is a legally binding agreement between 2 parties. A contractual agreement is said to exist when a valid offer is followed by a valid acceptance. • Sometimes people will negotiate to try to gain something different from what is first offered. This may make it difficult to know exactly when a contract is formed and when legal obligations begin. Components necessary for contract formation • 1. An OFFER- a promise to be bound
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It is period for the nation to start taking Intellectual Property property rights extremely By: Md. Nayem Alimul Hyder‚ Lecturer‚ Department. of Law World University of Bangladesh Bangladesh is rapidly taking steps towards establishing itself as a mid-income country. Socio-economic indicators demonstrate that Bangladesh is a strong emerging economy and a culturally enriched nation.This emergence has been gradually recognised worldwide and the international media has reported that Bangladesh
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Introduction Computer technology plays an increasingly important role in our society today. It penetrates more and more areas of our life‚ not only in business environments but also in daily surroundings. A computer cannot operate without instructions. These instructions‚ so-called computer programs or software‚ may be incorporated in the computer or apparatus‚ but are often created‚ reproduced and distributed on media such as CD-ROMs or transmitted on-line. Once created‚ it is often possible to
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The Legality of Intellectual Property Rights under Islamic Law Silvia Beltrametti Intellectual property rights are not regulated by Islamic law and jurisprudence per se. The issue is whether the principles of Islamic law can be constructed in a way to provide support for such protection. This paper assesses the extent to which Islamic law and its sophisticated tools have an impact on the protection of intellectual property. First it presents Sharī’a’s main sources; the Qur’an‚ the Sunna‚ Ijma
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The Politicization of Intellectual Property Rights Yuan Yuan Wang Senior Thesis On November 21st‚ 2011‚ the United States and China signed a intellectual property framework agreement in order to address some of the intellectual property issues that have plagued economic relations between the two countries. The agreement called for both countries to open up a constructive dialogue regarding intellectual property issues‚ as well as for the formation of a third party task
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Term Paper: Intellectual Property Rights: Copyright and Patent Copyrights and patents hold a major importance for business owners‚ and companies. I will discuss in detail what a copyright and patent are and the importance the two of them hold. What is Intellectual Property Rights; it refers to creations of the mind: inventions‚ literary and artistic works‚ and symbols‚ names‚ images‚ and designs used in commerce which leads to patents. What is a patent? A patent
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HEALTH CARE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY “If we believe men have any personal rights at all as human beings‚ they have an absolute right to such measure of good health as society‚ and society alone‚ can give them” -Aristotle‚ 4th Century B.C. INTRODUCTION A good health in a nation’s population is not only a moral good in itself‚ but also a prerequisite for economic growth and sustainable development. A right to healthcare has long been recognized in most civilized societies and now accepted
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Intellectual Property Laws of India James Thanickan When India became a Republic in 1950‚ India had Intellectual Property legislations on copyrights‚ patents‚ designs and trade marks. These were mostly adaptations of the laws of Great Britain in each area and were of general international norms. Subsequently‚ India modified the Intellectual Property legislations to make them meet national needs and requirements. Pursuant to the country’s joining the World Trade Organisation‚ India either modified
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The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is a huge organisation‚ with a vast number of areas that could be discussed in this essay. Though there are numerous definitions of what the World Intellectual Property Organisation is‚ I will give a description of how I see the organisation. There is an immense history behind the establishment we see today‚ I will give an enlightenment of how this history took place. I will also discuss the aims and purpose WIPO and how it plays its part in the
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