the technology is not that easy because as much as it is easy to print the plastic gun‚ you cannot do the same with the ammunition that will be used in the gun. 3D plastic guns are a big threat both to a country’s security and the implementation of patent rights. The security will be affected much in countries where acquiring a gun is not easy like England‚ hence people will take the advantage and print their own guns to use them however they please. The congress man‚ Rep Steve Israel is against the
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and there are some consumers who are willing to pay a certain price for legitimate copies even when they could just as easily obtain pirated copies‚[1] such as with pay what you want vendors. Another issue is that because some people‚ like many in China‚ illegally download music because they cannot afford to purchase legitimate copies‚ not every illegal download necessarily equates to a lost sale. This has some effect on music sales‚ but as Lawrence Lessig points out‚ there is wide asymmetry between
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Software Piracy: A Worldwide Problem Software piracy is defined as the illegal copying of software for commercial or personal gain. Software companies have tried many methods to prevent piracy‚ with varying degrees of success. Several agencies like the Software Publishers Association and the Business Software Alliance have been formed to combat both worldwide and domestic piracy. Software piracy is an unresolved‚ worldwide problem‚ costing millions of dollars in lost revenue. Software companies
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Patents Wheatley v Drillsafe Ltd. (2001) Wheatley v Drillsafe Ltd. Facts: Wheatley (W)‚ the proprietor and licensee of a European patent relating to a threaded hole cutting device‚ appealed against a decision holding that the patent was invalid on the ground of common general knowledge and accordingly should be revoked‚ and also that‚ in any event‚ there had been no infringement of the patent by Drillsafe (D) and others. Contentions: D maintained‚ inter alia‚ that its use of a semi-penetrating
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The company that I am going to discuss in this case study is the IT firm ‘Microsoft’. Microsoft was originally founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. It is a public multinational corporation which is headquartered in Redmond‚ Washington in the USA. Its aims are to develop‚ manufacture‚ license and support a wide range of products and services that are related to computing through its various product divisions. Microsoft is an example of a well-known monopolistic power. A monopoly exists when
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I have faced many challenges in my life. The one I felt the most challenging one is when I moved to the United States from China. There are many differences between the life in these two countries. Different languages‚ weather‚ currency‚ culture‚ more and more. It was very hard for me to adopt all these differences in a short time‚ so I became dejected and intended to go back to China. But my father encourages me a lot that I went through all these challenges and stayed in united states. It is very
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INDUSTRY 2006 PIRACY REPORT PROTECTING CREATIVITY IN MUSIC CONTENTS 03 INTRODUCTION 04 THE MANY FACES OF MUSIC PIRACY Physical piracy shows no signs of abating Internet piracy: losses to the industry New forms of digital piracy 06 TACKLING INTERNET PIRACY – PROMOTING LEGAL SERVICES Providing new legal services Enforcement Education: a job for industry and governments P2P legal landscape improves Virus fears surround illegal P2P The spread of pre-release piracy 09 PHYSICAL
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is essential that Disney deal with media piracy effectively. With Internet access increasing globally‚ piracy has the potential to create huge financial losses for Disney. In order to adequately deal with this problem‚ it is necessary to comprehend the history and evolution of piracy‚ its impacts on music and film industries‚ and its effect on the development of innovative business strategies. This brief will address various issues relating to media piracy in order to make insightful recommendations
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History of Indian Patent System | | 1856 | THE ACT VI OF 1856 ON PROTECTION OF INVENTIONS BASED ON THE BRITISH PATENT LAW OF 1852. CERTAIN EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO INVENTORS OF NEW MANUFACTURERS FOR A PERIOD OF 14 YEARS. | 1859 | THE ACT MODIFIED AS ACT XV; PATENT MONOPOLIES CALLED EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGES (MAKING. SELLING AND USING INVENTIONS IN INDIA AND AUTHORIZING OTHERS TO DO SO FOR 14 YEARS FROM DATE OF FILING SPECIFICATION). | 1872 | THE PATENTS & DESIGNS PROTECTION ACT. |
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changes and challenges. Not all change has been positive‚ however; with the increased anonymity and ease of sharing information‚ piracy has become a very real issue for companies‚ both in and out of the workplace. Piracy can be segmented into two main industries; the multimedia industry which involves the copying of songs‚ videos and games‚ and the software industry which is the copying of software licences. For the purpose of this paper‚ we will be discussing the implications of software piracy‚ its
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