IPwatchdog reported the news that Kodak filed a lawsuit against Apple for infringement on patents held by Kodak and used in iPhone, iPod, Mac, etc..
News reports also indicate that Kodak has sued Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the Blackberry.
The purpose of such cases is not simply related to the protection of patents. Most large corporations began to use their intellectual property as a competitive weapon to help in the battle for market leadership.
Much of similar lawsuits ended with agreements between the parties with the goal of everyone is happy.
For example, one hypothesis is when the market position of a company A is threatened by another company B that owns the new technology, while A holds intellectual property, parts of which may be used in the products of company B, company A
IPwatchdog reported the news that Kodak filed a lawsuit against Apple for infringement on patents held by Kodak and used in iPhone, iPod, Mac, etc..
News reports also indicate that Kodak has sued Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the Blackberry.
The purpose of such cases is not simply related to the protection of patents. Most large corporations began to use their intellectual property as a competitive weapon to help in the battle for market leadership.
Much of similar lawsuits ended with agreements between the parties with the goal of everyone is happy.
For example, one hypothesis is when the market position of a company A is threatened by another company B that owns the new technology, while A holds intellectual property, parts of which may be used in the products of company B, company A
Posted by: Meirav Shalem in Music, France, Copyrights on
Feb 04, 2008
The French President Nicolas Sarkozy supports a position demanding to prolong the protection period of 50 years, under which musical recordings are protected by European copyrights (see TimesOnline). Sarkozy, also known for his dubious pop connections, has committed to help his fellow artists in calling for extending the protection period, hopefully to a period that will approximate the American one (95 years).
Many artists especially those who have recordings from the 1960s (soon to have no protection over their recorded pieces) are fighting for prolonging the protection period.
Artists who became famous for their work at a very young age (usually in their teenage when it comes to pop and rock performers) are being denied of royalties for their own-recorded performances, performances
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