Tech Week in Review 5-27-2011
Microsoft Gets $5 Everytime HTC Sells an Android Phone Windows Phone 7 may not be the hottest mobile platform out right now, but at least Microsoft can make some change off Android. Wait…What?! According to Citi analyst Walter Pritchard, this is exactly what’s happening. Microsoft makes 5 bucks for every Android device sold by HTC. [...]
Read MoreGoogle Gives Microsoft Windows the Ax
Google recently announced it will no longer use Microsoft Windows as the company’s internal operating system. After Google’s computer systems were hacked in China, Google began earnestly transitioning employees from Microsoft OS to MAC and Linux operating systems. The China hack resulted in theft of valuable Google Intellectual Property. Microsoft admitted “vulnerability in Internet Explorer [...]
Read MoreCan You Copyright A Social Network Avatar?
Social networks and virtual worlds are quickly becoming part of mainstream culture. When using these sites, a user is usually allowed to create intellectual property such as writings, music or graphics including avatars. Does a user have any rights in the avatar, which represent the user, when using these services? Well it depends on the [...]
Read MoreWhen and How to Effectively Use Licensing Agreements
Intellectual Property is just that — property. It is a very valuable asset to the owner. It can be brought and sold, used as leverage, and licensed. Licensing Intellectual Property is a great source of income for IP owners. Licensing Intellectual Property serves two purposes for the IP owner: It provides valuable income and [...]
Read MoreStop Intellectual Property Infringers With An Effective Cease and Desist Letter
When Intellectual Property is used online, the potential for infringement is enormously great. Owners of Intellectual Property on the internet, are often times the victim of copyright (stolen blog posts, photos) and/or trademark (business names, blog names, logos, tag lines, etc.) infringement. Infringement in cyberspace is simple and easy to accomplish. Infringers can simply copy [...]
Read MoreThe Do’s and Don’ts of Twitter: Everyone is Watching
In light of the recent Library of Congress archive of all of our “tweets”, Twitterers need to be more cautious and cognizant of what they discuss or tweet on Twitter. Now most of us keep it simple and don’t engage in legal pitfalls such as defamation, terrorist threats, pornography, disclosure of private information, or intellectual [...]
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