In June, Shireen Smith will be giving a conference on Checking Website Design and Content. This conference comprehensively covers the biggest issues you need to know about to ensure that the very real risks of maintaining an...
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YouTube Copyright School
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May 3, 2011
Google and YouTube have decided to launch a YouTube Copyright School as a way to strengthen their copyright position. The copyright schools has been set up in order to teach users who infringe copyright laws the basics of copyright...
Hargreaves Report – Copyright Obstructing Innovation Economy
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May 19, 2011
The Hargreaves report was published on Wednesday. The report responds to the government’s instruction last autumn to look at whether current copyright laws are hindering innovation in this country. The short answer is,...
New Innovation Group Launching Soon
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May 24, 2011
While we had made good progress, we have now decided to park the Innovation Group for the moment to help the Islington Chamber of Commerce push ahead with the Camden & Islington business awards on October 27th. We...
New Challenges for Rights Owners
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May 31, 2011
The internet revolutionised the way people could discover and share information, but as technology has developed, the volume of information which can be shared online, and the variety of its application have broadened...
Twegals Tweet Up – June 7th 2011
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May 31, 2011
Twitter is a great medium for stimulating debate, and an excellent forum for meeting new and like minded people.
In terms of relationships, Twitter is essentially a forum for meeting others. You have to take that virtual meeting...
The Brand and Design Battleground
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June 6, 2011
In July, Shireen Smith will be giving a talk on Securing and Protecting Rights in Trade Marks and Designs. Knowing how to protect trade marks and designs is a key part of the role of the IP adviser, particularly in fast changing...
Never A Pedantic – A Reply To Revolting Pedants by @LegalBizzle
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June 9, 2011
Reading Legal Bizzle’s very interesting article Revolting pedants made me uncomfortable as he concluded: “And I’m happy to say it loud: I’m a pedant, and I’m proud”....
Legal Tweet up – 7 June 2011
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June 22, 2011
Tweet ups are when we take our online relationships offline and meet the faces behind the avatars.
There is an appetite for more regular tweet ups so, later in this blog, I’ll mention some ideas for a trial run of regular...
Intellectual Property Rights – Build And Protect Now To Profit Later
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June 27, 2011
A key to differentiating a business is having an offering or a way of doing business that is unique to you, so you stand out from your competitors. See my personal blog for differentiating a law firm
Your...
Press And Media Newzbin – MPA brings the fight to BTs doorstep
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July 5, 2011
We have written previously on copyright holders’ efforts to effect the removal of sites linking to or hosting infringing content, and also on new measures being introduced by the Digital Economy Act, which provide for...
Social Media Lobbying vs Phone Hacking
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July 11, 2011
In days gone by a public scandal would have us going out into the street to vocalise our discontent, visit our MP, sign a petition, publish leaflets to spread the word. The phone hacking scandal has raised more than a few eyebrows...
