New research has shown that intellectual property (IP) now accounts for more than 80 per cent of the value of world stock markets, compared with only 20 per cent being based on physical assets, and yet small firms often do not do enough to protect their IP assets.
Continue The Copyright Battle
The battle against copyright piracy must continue if the UK’s creative industries are to remain as successful and competitive as they have been in recent years, a conference was warned earlier this month.
More Illegal Sites Axed
Last week the High Court added four big streaming sites to the UK’s unofficial ban list. Six major internet service providers (ISPs) have now been ordered to block access to Megashare, Viooz, Watch32 and Zmovie, all of which have millions of regular visitors.
Do Food Photos Contravene Intellectual Property Laws?
No ‘foodie’s’ social media channel would be complete without photographs of the last great culinary creation they enjoyed but some chefs are complaining that the practice damages their intellectual property.
Systematic Linking To Infringing Content Should Not Be Allowed
Following a ruling last month by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which said that linking to material freely available elsewhere on the internet is not an act of copyright infringement, the Government has agreed in principle but argues that laws should not allow website operators and others to link widely to infringing content.