Tips to Adequately Protect Your Copyrights Online
Copyright protection is a huge issue for those who have blogs and/or websites with original content. Unfortunately, most bloggers and website owners have experienced their content being used without their permission. The most common reasons content is stolen are: stealing content from a blog to gain readership; taking graphics or pictures from a site to make their site more attractive; and/or stealing music.
Read More5 Tips to Protect Trademarks Online
With the explosion of blogs, vlogs, online magazines, and numerous internet businesses, there is tons of unprotected intellectual property on the internet. What is intellectual property? Intellectual Property are creations of the mind. These creations include trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Trademarks are one of the most common forms of intellectual property on the internet. [...]
Read MorePrivacy Issues with Cloud Computing
he digital world is currently buzzing about Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing allows users to share information, data, applications, and software over a series of virtual networks. Essentially the need to store data on a hard drive or static server is becoming a thing of the past. Some examples of online services using Cloud Computing are:
* Second Life
* Google Apps
* Amazon’s Simple Storage Service
Read MoreLibel and Social Media
Last week, Horizons Group Management, LLC filed a libel lawsuit against a Twitter user whom claimed their apartments contained mold. Specifically, the Twitter post stated “Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it’s okay.” Horizons is seeking damages in the amount of $50,000.00. They claim the Twitter post was malicious, false, and damaged the company’s reputation.
Read MoreNews Linking and Copyright
Recently there has been significant debate regarding whether news stories are protected by copyright law. The Associated Press has taken action to prevent bloggers and other news site from using their stories. Specifically they have taken legal action against All Headlines News for using AP stories without their permission and they have implemented a new system to track digital articles.
Read MoreIntellectual Property Infringement on the Internet
As the web expands, Intellectual Property infringement on the Internet is rampant. Unfortunately, there are always individuals who want to profit from the brand name and good will built by IP owners. Intellectual property includes copyrighted material, trademarks, and trade dress.
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