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Does secretly storing copies of video games until they enter public domain violate IP or contracts?
If I were to store copies of video games that would be kept secret until the video games entered the public domain (that would happen after 95 years after release under most cases), would this violate ...
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Protecting AI related IP by assigning all current and future IP to an LLC
Consider a fairly typical IP assignment clause, such as
I understand that the provisions of this Agreement requiring assignment of Inventions to the Company do not apply to any Invention that I have ...
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Which type of attorney should I consult for a complex case involving employment, contract, and IP law?
This question concerns another Stack Exchange question: https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/195267/agreement-made-at-hire-is-unenforceable-due-to-a-technicality-employer-refuses
What type of ...
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Is a non-exclusive and revocable license valid consideration for a legal agreement/contract?
This question pertains to U.S. law, and California law specifically, if it matters.
The motivation behind this question is the scenario where a company has supplied parts or equipment usage to a non-...
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App Store app Ownership
Lets say hypothetically 5 years ago someone (Person A) created a company with someone else (Person B) and they split the company 80 (Person B) / 20 (Person A) and then used that company information to ...
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USA Employment Law: Job Search with Moonlighting
I am a Software Developer contractor but I also want to have my own side-hustle business. This side hustle business might contain programming, research or developing new software products. However, it ...
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difference between work and contractual obligations
In an employment contract, what is the difference between "the course of work" and "performance of contractual obligations"?
For example, in the Swiss Code of Obligations:
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Do investors have any copyrights on the application they invest on?
Considering I am the founder of Instagram, it means I have written 100% of the application code by myself, then found an investor and they put some money into the startup and got 30% of the new ...
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Can a contract clause really stop me from developing something in my own time [duplicate]
My contract states the below:
I assume this means, even things i make in my personal time would belong to the company?
I wonder how enforceable that really is as that would suggest that they would be ...
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When is work for a client "connected to" work for a different client?
In a consulting or contracting business, when is ownership of intellectual property work done for client A separated from work done for Clients B & C?
The contract agreements are usually crisp and ...
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Who owns the intellectual property rights relating to a stolen NFT?
Bored Ape non-fungible blockchain tokens (NFTs) change hands for tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars. For this money you get two things, A) the technical ability to create transactions involving ...
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Is it permissible to assign the ALL the proceeds of an anticipated judgement to the lawyer(s)?
In the case of an artisan group that only wants to redeem its good name, and to get back to work,
is is allowed to motivate attornies by assigning them all the proceeds of an anticipated judgement?
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Does 'Doing Research' Count as 'Working On' a Personal Project On Company Property?
I have been given approval from the company I work at to be able to own my side projects. I am a Support Technician (Customer Service) who does not code anything during my work day. However, my ...
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Do I own the copyright of a source code if I work only part of it as a freelancer
If a group of freelancers work on a project without a contract from the client(this one refuses to pay), who own the copyright of that source code? I know in the US, one who write the code own the ...
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What happens if there is no formal agreement between two app developers
Suppose two people, A and B, developed an ios app together doing equal amounts of work.
Suppose that they don't have any written agreements and never registered a company. A registered himself as an ...
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Can a Mexican employer really claim rights to IP created before the start of employment if not declared?
THE EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that pursuant to Article 163 of the Mexican Labor Law, all rights to any inventions, improvements and any intellectual property rights
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Legally "give" Intellectual Property without explict charge?
Summary: I'm an IT contractor, and have some self-made source code (my IP) to solve certain problems a lot of clients have. I want to legally "give" that IP to my clients, without explicitly ...
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Can you sue a company for lying to you?
Can you sue a company for lying to you? Let's say that you are negotiating a contract for the rights over the Harry Potter franchise, because you wrote it. Does the company that wants to buy the ...
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Can you seize a company's intellectual property if it was created using your platform?
Can you seize a company's intellectual property if it was created using your platform? Can you put something in the user agreement that allows you to seize any intellectual property created using your ...
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In software contracts, does "all right, title & interest in & to software" provide more protection than "all ownership right, title & interest in..."?
Seems that the addition of "ownership" here is limiting, but I'm not sure whether it really is or how it is.
If the language "supplier retains all right, title and interest in and to ...
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Confused about Intellectual Property Rights
I have applied for a job as a software developer in the UK and have been sent back a contract which has the following wordage:
You agree that all rights to all material created in the course of
your ...
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Question on intellectual property and contracts
Alice invents a widget and receives a U.S. patent for her invention. In return for payment, she grants Bob an exclusive license to manufacture and sell the widget.
Carol decides to make knock-off ...
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If a contract states "Not a Works for Hire" does the author (programmer) own the IP?
I have been reading about programmers' (authors) rights/ownership of IP based on whether a contract specified (and both sides agreed) whether or not the work performed was a work for hire. In cases ...
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Section 2870 of the California Labor Code - Can former employer claim ownership of former employee's project?
Silicon Valley tech companies in California require employees to sign a contract that assigns all inventions to the employer. The only protection employees have are in the form of Section 2870 of the ...
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Do these terms contradict each other for who owns work created by contractor?
These two sentences are literally side by side and seem to be saying opposite things.
All deliverables and associated documents...developed by Contractor
during the term of this Agreement shall ...
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Which legal specialty covers the sale of potentially profitable information?
In There Will Be Blood (2007), there is a scene where Paul Sunday sells information about there being oil where he grew up.
This struck me as something very difficult to negotiate, because, while ...
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Intellectual property in the Age of Industry 4.0
I am looking for specific references describing guidance principles around the interplay between IP (intellectual property) and Artificial Intelligence algorithms. For example, Company A has a large ...
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Why do some contracts have provisions granting a license if ownership can't be transferred?
I've seen some contracts with an ownership provision: for example if an employee invents something, it belongings to the employer.
Often times I see a provision beneath it stating "if this isn't ...
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Is it advisable for a person write his own contract if he is good in english but don't know legal jargon?
A lawyer scared me by saying, yes you can right your own contract but chances are most of your clauses won't hold in court cause you don't know legal jargon.
However, I know english and my english is ...
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Can I enter into an IP contract with my own ltd company before having investors in?
I spent 4 years developing an App. Recently I started a Proprietary Limited company (I'm in Australia). Me and my wife are the only directors.
Before getting share holders into the company, is it ...
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