What are the advantages and disadvantages of intellectual property in the digital age? Intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term that covers copyright‚ patents‚ trademarks‚ designs‚ circuit layout rights‚ plant breeders’ rights and confidentiality and trade secrets. Each of these terms covers a different type of property that is made up of knowledge. Many of these terms cover physical objects‚ however it is the idea behind them that counts and needs to be protected. The above terms are all
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E-Business and Intellectual Property Daniel J. Nauertz Contemporary Business Law/421 Monday‚ May 21‚ 2012 Joesph Eshelman E-Business and Intellectual Property Companies may find that licensing is an attractive way to market their products in the United States particularly in industries where technology can quickly become obsolete. Licensing may be more effective and less costly than either exporting goods or establishing a branch or subsidiary. The U.S. government plays no part in promoting
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Bibliography: A Articles/Books/Reports Adeney‚ Elizabeth‚ The Moral Rights of Authors and Performers‚ (Oxford University Press‚ 2006) 25‚ 26-30 Angelopoulos‚ Christina‚ ‘Freedom of expression and copyright: The Double Balancing Act’ (2008) Intellectual Property Quarterly 328. Baker‚ Carol‚ ‘Harm‚ liberty and free speech‚ 1997. Barendt‚ Eric‚ Freedom of Speech (Oxford University Press‚ 2nd ed‚ 2005)‚ 261. Birnhack‚ M.D.‚ ‘Acknowledging the conflict between copyright law and freedom of expression under
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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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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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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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E-Business and Intellectual Property Manuel Camacho Law 421 May 10‚ 2014 Lisa Smith E-Business and Intellectual Property ARTICLE SYNOPSIS In today’s internet based society‚ deciding to start your own business requires much more than identifying a product you wish to produce or sell. Even when you have selected physical location to setup as your business‚ your job is not done. For a company to be successful it must be able to reach as many potential customers as possible. The internet is the perfect
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1) Please address the following as they pertain to Intellectual Property: What is Intellectual Property (IP) and how does counterfeit merchandise impact the U.S. economy? Intellectual Property is materials that are copyrighted‚ but are produced by counterfeit often looking or performing much like the copyright that they have stolen. Many items that are counterfeit include video games‚ movies‚ clothing‚ automobile and aircraft parts‚ medications‚ and personal items such as body sprays‚ perfumes
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Patents need to be protected in order for a company to have an advantage in a very competitive market. The Internet revolution has seen a massive increase in the long distance purchases made by consumers‚ as geographical barriers is no longer as important as they were. Protection is needed for those businesses who conduct business in ways other than in person. A type of industrial property protection can basically be called patents. This type of protection is used to stimulate the innovation and
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economy as a whole. In contrast‚ Microeconomics is a part of economics studying the behavior of individual households and firms in making decisions on the allocation of limited resources‚ how these decisions and behaviors affect the supply and demand of goods and services‚ which determines prices‚ and how prices‚ in turn‚ determine the quantity supplied and quantity demanded of goods and services. d) GDP and GNI GDP (Gross
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