"intellectual property" tag (sorted by SiNergy)

Fast Track Global Patents System : For Greed Or For Progress?

doublewalrus — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:26:36 -0700

As a company who was first perceived as a provider of liberating and life-enhancing tools is sorely becoming a bully who wants everything for itself. Microsoft is pushing its weight down the World Intellectual Property Organization for more reforms that would enable them to get more of their patent claims approved.

Dangerous Intellectual-property Bill Passes Senate But without DOJ Authoriy

slippynipple — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:36:36 -0700

The Intellectual Property Bill was passed last week by the US Senate, but not before a provision that would have allowed the Department of Justice to directly sue copyright infringers on behalf of the movie and music industries. Still, many feel that the passing of the bill favors big media companies at a time when digital content has proven to favor more open distribution models.

Congress Passes Major Copyright Bill

Fuzzy Pants — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:48:18 -0700

Last week the Senate passed the PRO-IP Act. Although the portion of the bill that would turn the DoJ into copyright cops was dropped, it still contains greater penalties for infringement, and will create a â€˜piracy czar' to manage enforcement. The Bush administration dumped the controversial civil copyright enforcement provision saying it would turn the DoJ into pro bono lawyers.

06/07/10 - Best Of: Greg Piccionelli - Understanding Intellectual Property Tools

J-SiN — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:01:41 -0700

"Best Of" #5. We are still on vacation this week so we are bringing you one of our best interviews from the first 100 episodes of the podcast. Next week, we will be back "live" with new episodes...

Greg Piccionelli, well-known attorney in the adult industry, makes one of our top 5 listened interviews. In the conversation Greg compares and contrasts trademark and copyright; how they're different and how they are similar. And how these tools can be used to protect your business. J-SiN questions Greg about the importance of knowing your rights as far as intellectual property and why people should care. In this age of piracy and torrents, your best ally is to know how to successfully wield these tools. For those of you whom are not currently protecting your intellectual property and content using the full extent of the law, listen to this interview with haste!

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11/24/08 - Greg Piccionelli - Understanding Intellectual Property Tools

J-SiN — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:55:23 -0800

Well known adult industry attorney Gregory Piccionelli is our guest this week for a discussion on copyrights, trademarks, and patents. Why should you care? Well these tools are what you use to protect your business and its intellectual property, including anything you create or own. This interview is a great overview of what you need to know. We also cover how domain name registrations play into trademark law and protecting future possible trademarks. If you've never heard Greg speak before, you are in for a real treat! GC and J-SiN also cover the new Aussie law which is potentially lay some hurt on online adult, and an update on the Kentucky domain name land grab.

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