Stories Tagged as
Intellectual property
Happy days for 'Happy Birthday' singers
by
Annie Baxter
Sep 23, 2015
Judge rules Warner/Chappell, which licensed the song, doesn't have a copyright.
Why 'Selma' can't show video from Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches
Jan 7, 2015
Estate's stewardship of Martin Luther King Jr.'s papers can produce odd results.
They put the digits in New Year's glasses
by
Ilya Marritz
Dec 31, 2014
Inventors came up with glasses for New Year's 1991 but market was eventually flooded with knockoffs.
Hollywood wants the rest of the world to follow U.S. copyright law
Dec 20, 2013
As negotiators continue work on a trans-Pacific trade deal, one of the sticking points is intellectual property.
IP trolls sue porn-watching Germans
by
Molly Wood
Dec 12, 2013
In Germany, 10,000 people are getting letters from a law firm claiming they owe cash for watching pornographic videos online. And unique addresses of computer users are part of the legal filing.
WikiLeaks exposes Pacific Rim treaty's secret IP provisions
by
Molly Wood
Nov 14, 2013
Wikileaks has leaked a new document, one that shows an evolving international conversation about intellectual property in the digital world.
Tech companies look to stay ahead of hackers
by
Molly Wood
Jul 9, 2013
Intellectual property accounts for about 35 percent of U.S. GDP. But hackers, many of them in foreign countries, are working harder than ever to steal it.
For public good, not for profit.
Congress: Chinese telecom companies pose threat
Oct 8, 2012
A panel of the House Intelligence Committee warns U.S. telecom companies not to do business with Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp.
Patent wars boost patent lawyers
by
Queena Kim
May 29, 2012
With tech companies in expensive battles over patents and copyrights, intellectual property lawyers are in the money.
Mid-day Extra: Christian Louboutin battles YSL for its soles
Oct 21, 2011
Luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin filed an appeal this week to re-open a case it has against Yves Saint Laurent over what it sees as a copycat shoe.