intellectual property

An email leaked by a Stanford law professor has revealed plans by the US State Department to initiate a "fake Twitter feud" to promote Intellectual Property protection. With the MPAA and RIAA on board, it's suggested that people could promote the work of Benjamin Franklin. However, Franklin...

The technological revolution of the 1990s, which traces its origins to research and development that took place in the 1960s and earlier here in the United States has changed our world. But, the world, itself, is changing too. As a small business owner, I struggle with priorities to keep my...

Rustock updates and Advance Notification Service for the July 2011 Security Bulletin Release - MSRC - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

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Hello all -- This week we released a Link Removedthat showcases some of the data we amassed in the wake of the big Rustock botnet takedown in the spring of 2010. The new SIR also delves into the diplomacy, secrecy and intellectual property law that all played important roles in the successful...

Samsung has fired back at Apple with a motion that would require the company to turn over advance copies of the "final, commercial versions" of the company's unannounced next-generation iPhone and iPad by June 13, 2011. Apple and Samsung are locked in a heated dispute over whether Samsung's...

An esoteric debate has surfaced in the legal flap over a tattoo appearing on a character in the Thursday movie release of The Hangover: Part II. It surrounds the question of whether a work first rendered on the human body can be copyright. The nation’s top cited copyright scholar, David...

Google I/O Google co-founder Sergey Brin has said that only about 20 per cent of Google's employees are still using Microsoft Windows, and that all of those users are on Windows 7. He stressed, however, that he is not sure of the exact percentage. Rumors had indicated that within the...

Microsoft like all companies, goes to great effort to protect their intellectual property. Take for instance their upcoming desktop operating system, Windows 8 that is due out next year. A considerable amount of time, effort and money has gone into development with the company hoping to recoup...

He might be a bit past his prime, but angering Mike Tyson is still an incredibly bad idea, as the main characters of the 2009 hit movie The Hangover learned—repeatedly. But should movie stars like Ed Helms (pictured at left) quiver in fear because of Tyson’s tattoo artist? The tattooist is...

Link Removed due to 404 Error South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said it is suing Apple Inc. for patent rights violations, only days after Apple sued Samsung for the same reason. Samsung is accusing Apple of violating its rights to 10 smartphone...

Talk about lip service: Harlequin Enterprises, renowned publisher of pulp romance novels, has applied for a patent on the romantic kiss. The application, if granted, leaves open the possibility that we may one day have to pay a licensing fee to lock lips with the ones we covet. Don't start...

Microsoft’s' newest operating system, Windows 7, has a new campaign out. The advertisements follow certain people around, and they end up showing how "I'm a PC and Windows 7 was my idea". Of course Microsoft's new operating system was someone else's idea. They haven't had an original idea in...

Last month the interwebz was jolted byLink Removed due to 404 Error. Now, it seems, the fiasco has come to a Link Removed - Invalid URL: Some weeks ago we presented evidence demonstrating that the Chinese company IObit had stolen Malwarebytes' database and incorporated it into their software. In...

Hi Guys Be careful in using W7 WMP. There's a little legal "nasty" in that it says " Usage will be sent to Microsoft" plus some discalimer saying that "Information is only collected for "Statistical Purposes". Whilst I don't believe in Microsoft "Conspoiracy" theories I just don't like the...