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Category Archives: Copyright
Is there a way we can protect companies’ copyright interests while not harming consumers? It has been difficult to achieve one aim without harming the other. The Megaupload case demonstrates the tension between the two sides, as the FBI may now face a lawsuit from Megaupload users over its shutdown of the popular website last month. The FBI targeted Megaupload for its millions in revenue that it brought it from offering copyrighted works free on the internet. However, there were also many legitimate uses of Megaupload’s services, and all those who had important files on Megaupload’s servers have no access to their data. The government and entertainment conglomerates have been battling with technology for several decades now – the debates we now see have their roots in the 1984 case that pitted Sony’s VCR technology against University City Studios. Yet here we are, some 28 years later, still wondering whether…
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One consumer market set to grow exponentially in the coming years is the e-book industry. E-books have already grown from devices that let people haul around hundreds of books on a lightweight tablet to a way for students to cut costs, for authors to publish books cheaply, and for the environmentally conscious to reduce their impact on the environment. Proof of the increasing popularity of e-books, Apple’s recently launched iBookstore sold 350,000 digital textbooks (or eTextbooks, as some call them) during its first three days of operation. Depending on whom you talk to, e-books have both advantages and drawbacks. We already mentioned several of their advantages. Some of the drawbacks and concerns of moving to an increasingly digital way of reading include the following: Decreased sales for companies in between writers and their readers; there is less of a need for all of the middlemen like distributors, publishers, and marketers…
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Companies put a lot of money and time into designing a website that is attractive to potential clients and internet surfers. It is a wise investment these days, since much of a company’s business may first learn about the company’s services through search engines and internet advertisements. Less than scrupulous companies may, unfortunately, take a short cut when establishing their own website. Theft of online pictures, text or even entire websites has become a big problem for businesses. What can companies do to protect their online property? Keep Up on Domain Registration Particularly if you have a popular site, someone – often spammers or adult sites – may be watching your URL address closely. It has happened before to companies when they forget to renew their domain name and then someone else jumps in and does so, using a similar-looking website to redirect links to their own products. Register Your…
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