intellectual property in comment and analysis
Devil's Advocate: Intellectual property and open source
Comment In the third and final part of his series on intellectual property rights director at Black Sheep Research Martin Brampton argues in favour of open source software - as a different form of software... [21 Jan 2002]
Devil's Advocate: Rights to intellectual property? How absurd
Comment The over-protection of intellectual property rights isn't given much airtime, even considering the rise of open source software. Intellectual property rights (IPR) are... [08 Jan 2002]
Devil's Advocate: A radical rethink of intellectual property
Comment Martin Brampton kicks off the year by proposing a radical approach to intellectual property protection and software. The principle behind intellectual property rights is... [06 Jan 2004]
Can Icann clarify dot-eu names?
Comment For example, the owner of videos.eu.com will be able to claim rights in the name videos.eu and that anyone registering videos.eu will be breaching the trademark and intellectual property rights of... [26 Aug 2000]
Brampton Factor: Open source stands up for its rights
Comment Open source developers need to guard their intellectual property rights if they want to compete with the big boys, says Martin Brampton. Intellectual property rights... [01 Sep 2008]
Leader: Look to Russia
Leader In the ongoing debate over how to enforce intellectual property rights on digital content, we have an interesting development from Russia. Just as Moscow is located geographically between East and West,... [09 Mar 2005]
Devil's Advocate: IT skews IPR
Comment Last week Martin Brampton questioned the whole concept of intellectual property rights. Last week, I questioned the widespread assumption that intellectual property... [15 Jan 2002]
Opinion: China's IPR woes
Comment Are violations of intellectual property rights (IPR) a threat to China's future? A spokesman told silicon.com: "China's IPR situation has been continuously improving, especially in recent years, as the... [14 Aug 2006]
Paul Jacobs
AS Profile Hoarding mobile intellectual property Jacobs wields considerable influence thanks to Qualcomm's intellectual property, including key patents in the realm of... [25 Sep 2006]
Ask the Lawyer @ Silicon.com
Comment So you should make sure that your employment contract clearly states that you will own all intellectual property rights in the software, and that agreement should be in writing. I have a great idea for a... [06 Mar 2000]
Leader: IPR - free your mind
Leader The UK government is keen on such plans, evidenced by the setting up of an intellectual property rights forum which includes a subgroup dedicated to education and communication, as described by MP... [10 Dec 2004]
China's long road to copyright
Comment As western companies seek to capitalise on the huge and potentially lucrative Chinese market that is beginning to open up, they are finding concerns about copyright turning into frustrations over counterfeiting and the lack of protection... [19 Sep 2005]
Legal Eye: High Court's patent sense
Comment The court decided the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) was wrong to refuse patent claims for computer programs. Increased market innovation and competition vs protection of... [13 Feb 2008]
Will's Web Watch: Kermit on drugs as IP rights go up in smoke
Comment In the first of his new columns looking at the less-travelled areas of the web, Will Sturgeon comes across a picture of Kermit the Frog that would make Walt Disney turn in his grave - and discovers that it's all too easy for a company to... [11 Apr 2003]
Activists cheer the acquittal of 'DVD Jon'
Comment The Norwegian judges' ruling protects intellectual freedom by recognising that once you buy a DVD movie, Hollywood no longer has a lawful right to control the way you can access that film," said Robin Gross, executive... [09 Jan 2003]
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