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by grabeh 11y ago
Different legal systems have different approaches to the boundary between infringement and permissible usage of copyright works. UK law - copyright infringement is generally based on the concept of substantial reproduction of the original.
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by grabeh 11y ago
Why would you think that those with a STEM undergraduate degree would do better than those with an arts background? I think you can extract potential benefits from any degree which could serve you well in practising the law. Take History fo
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German court throws out case against AdBlock Plus(adblockplus.org)
12 points by grabeh 11y ago|0 comments
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by grabeh 11y ago
I suspect it is unlikely that the average user would understand the ramifications of agreeing to that request though. How about "This app would like to send your location to its API insecurely"?
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by grabeh 12y ago
Interesting premise. I often wonder about liability issues in these kind of intermediary cases. The tenant signs agreement on basis of plain English summary. Landlord seeks to enforce agreement. Subsequently it turns out there is an error i
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by grabeh 12y ago
Hey, at least you can sue GD if they have been negligent in their drafting and you suffer loss as a result. Although of course the likelihood of this happening in the context of a basic sales contract is negligible to non-existent!
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by grabeh 12y ago
Generally it may fall under the Computer Misuse Act and 'unauthorised access to computer material'. Presumably from Moonpig's perspective inputting alternative customer IDs would be considered to be unauthorised access...
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by grabeh 12y ago
A cursory read of your own link would have told you that the new Data Protection Regulation is not yet in force and so the figure you quote is incorrect. The ICO in the UK currently has the ability to fine up to £500k as I understand it.
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by grabeh 12y ago
The rule is not a strict requirement although broadly speaking a trade mark owner is required to enforce their trade marks in relation to third party use which is likely to confuse the public. The rationale is that trade marks are designed
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by grabeh 12y ago
The defence is linked to Art 5(1) of the Copyright Directive[1], which states that where a reproduction is temporary, incidental or transient. it will not be considered to be an infringement. A download would classed as anything that didn&#
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by grabeh 12y ago
EULAs like most standard terms will contain severability clauses which basically say that even if one clause is invalid the remainder still holds...
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Open Source Software – an introduction [pdf](kemplittle.com)
2 points by grabeh 12y ago|0 comments
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by grabeh 12y ago
Hey, if you can't argue on a HN thread, when can you argue? In fairness it looks like protection for unregistered trade marks appears to differ on a state-by-state basis so the position really isn't that clear. Plus mere use appea
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by grabeh 12y ago
The point is that although yes, the incumbent would be able to bring a claim, in the absence of a registered trade mark, a claim on the trade mark would be based on the established goodwill in the name. It would then be open to the alleged
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by grabeh 12y ago
My example is how it would work in the absence of any trade mark registrations. I incorrectly assumed there were no registrations in place here. Having checked, yes, the presence of a registration would greatly improve Bolt's leverage
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by grabeh 12y ago
First user issues aren't as relevant in trade marks as in other intellectual property rights. Potentially you could have two companies in discrete markets/territories build up goodwill in an identical name with a dispute only bein
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by grabeh 12y ago
The key issue is over whether or not the mark has a widespread reputation/is well-known. If I am able to show my mark has either, then if someone makes use of a similar/identical mark but for completely different services/goo
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by grabeh 12y ago
I think that part of the issue is that in a competitive marketplace, the risk of a third party either a) objecting to your short common word upon its creation, or b) coming along at a later date and selecting the same or similar mark are mu
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by grabeh 12y ago
Technically they can. I could register whatever sequence of letters I want provided they can act as a unique identifier for me, and are not in themselves descriptive. If I register 'Bolt' for dog-walking services this is not descr
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by grabeh 12y ago
BitTorrent is completely neutral and just a mechanism for distributing content which can be contrasted with the others. Anywhere where there is a deliberate attempt to bypass restrictions on the availability of data then you may get into tr
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by grabeh 12y ago
A lawsuit would likely be based on copyright/database rights infringement if you are accessing a data source which the company only makes available under specific conditions which you are bypassing. Craigslist v Padmapper/3-Taps i
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by grabeh 12y ago
IS directive specifically references tangible goods as opposed to the Software directive which makes no distinction. At least in this respect it looks like first sale may be limited to software for the time being at least on the basis of po
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by grabeh 12y ago
In these circumstances, the company will have committed the copyright infringement also by virtue of reproducing the maze on the packs, and will therefore be exposed to a potential suit (assuming the other requirements of copyright infringe
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by grabeh 12y ago
Technically it is in breach of guidelines/terms & conditions applying to each store, but either they don't have or don't wish to expend the resources in checking each and every app. This approach would also potentially me
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by grabeh 12y ago
Could you elaborate on how big media is a 'massive net negative for the welfare of humanity'?
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by grabeh 12y ago
Indeed it does - via Node.js - the code is here: https://github.com/grabbeh/geoflickr
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by grabeh 12y ago
If I had an iPhone I'd take a gander. I like http://geophoto.grabeh.net/ for looking at photos around the world, but that may have something do with the fact I built it.
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by grabeh 13y ago
I agree to an extent. If I'm offered standard market rate then this will be very different to a situation where a developer has factored into the price the assignment of all IP. I agree that in your case, the developer would be well po
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by grabeh 13y ago
The concept is known as ostensible authority under UK law so if someone holds themselves out as having authority regardless of whether they do or don't, the company cannot then disclaim the agreement they signed on that the basis that
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by grabeh 13y ago
I'm afraid I can't access the judgment in the case so only have a brief summary but it would provide more detail on the specifics of the case and how close an employee's duties have to be to the employee's activities in

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