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Tagged with intellectual-property european-union
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At what point is uploading a movie with heavy compression not copyright infringement?
My friend recently linked me a GIF of the entire Shrek movie in 60x60 resolution. At the time of writing this, it has 12 million views on imgur. This got me thinking, could a copyright holder ...
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Is there an EU regulation mandating companies' IT equipment to be changed every three months?
I had visited with my university a Greek IT company that specializes in refurbishing used computers and peripherals. The executive that toured us had mentioned that there is an EU regulation that ...
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What kind of ownership do I have over articles I wrote?
So, a few months ago I was working for a big blog and then I resigned because I didn't want to write any more articles for them. Some of the articles were original and a few were translations by me ...
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Law behind copying items multiple times
Hypothetical scenario: Mr. Peter creates a piece of know-how, e.g. a unique pizza recipe.
Can he sell the recipe to more than one company?
What is called a type of contract that enables multiple ...
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If I don't patent my invention, how closely can a competitor copy my product?
Introduction:
I had an idea for how to make a certain product much better. I'm currently in the prototyping stage for a product based on that idea. That idea (the solution to the problem of improving ...
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Are online file converters legal?
Online file converter: Web-based tool or service that allows you to convert files from one format to another through the internet. Users upload a file in a specific format, it is converted on the site'...
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Under what conditions are 3rd party works automatically subject to the OGL 1.0a?
Are 3rd party creations that are "compatible with" D&D automatically subject to the OGL (OGL 1.0a for the purposes of all references in this question), or can they be published without ...
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Do I as a European Union citizen have the right to watch TV shows outside my country and download in my country?
In the UK, it is possible to download TV shows in the UK and watch them afterwards outside the UK.
http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/tv/watch_outside_uk
I would like to know if this is based on ...
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Meeting the "traditional" requirement for Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
The EU's Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) scheme is defined in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and supplemented by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 (http://...
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What does "reasonable" mean?
I have seen the phrase 'reasonable conditions' used quite often in legal texts, and I always get nervous, as I don't know how to interpret it.
Imagine a Confidentiality and Assignment Agreement with ...
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Work-for-hire unpaid: who owns the IP?
Suppose X is a software developer, the only employee of sole proprietor Y.
The contract is oral, "build an app like (famous app), earn $wage per week". Laws breached by this are outside the ...
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Signed a contract with employer stating they own all my IP; they sent an email saying its only for competing products. Should I be worried?
I recently joined a large IT company, before joining I had concerns with my contract, it states that they own all rights over what I create (from ideas, software, you name it).
I love making my own ...
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Is it legal to alter and resell a product under its original name?
I recently picked up a little business on the side, and I am thinking of bringing it a step further by approaching a store that can sell the product for me, which got me thinking about the legality of ...
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EU trademark registered in bad faith
Company A has been using an unregistered trademark for 15+ years in the EU.
Newly established company B registers the trademark in EU, and sends a cease and desist to company A.
My understanding is ...
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Copyright infringement on contents posted by website users
Someone has a website like YouTube, so registered users can post any videos. A user posted a video that is a copyright infringement. Can the copyright owner sue the website owner for this?
I have read ...
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