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Contractual Control over Information Goods after ML Genius v. Google (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. We know, however, that many laws limit free access and use of information goods, most prominently copyright law (and IP law generally). by guest blogger Prof. Guy Rub , The Ohio State University Michael E.

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Trade Secrets Protection in India – A Legal Vacuum and the Imperative for Robust Legislation

IP and Legal Filings

There is no definite definition of trade secrets, it includes extensive range of information of commercial and technical nature. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) , “trade secrets are intellectual property rights on confidential information which may be sold or licensed.”

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Whither a Signal-Based Broadcast Treaty?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. We write to inform those wary of the potential for a new sweeping WIPO Internet treaty to take note. No amendment offered in public session. No amendment offered in public session. Copyright: WIPO.

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The unbearable lightness of trade secrets and public tenders

The IPKat

In this case, the nuance is expressed in the context of the balance between the ‘right of information’ of the participants to a public tender and the possible presence of ‘trade secrets’ in the bidding documentation. Based on this, the request for access to the documentation was denied by the contracting authority.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. It’s not that half of federal judges have adopted one clear stance on copyright preemption of contracts and the other half have adopted another clear stance. But fair use isn’t a defense to a breach of contract claim.

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Elon Musk’s Gifts to Web Scrapers (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

sued Bright Data for trespass to chattels, breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, and misappropriation. Here, the court agreed, and dismissed Twitter’s breach-of-contract claims on that basis. In November 2023, X corp. on all counts.

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Trade Secrets in Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)

Kashishipr

In simple terms, trade secrets are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) granted on confidential or sensitive info, which may be licensed or sold. Information Protected by a Trade Secret . and commercial info, including the list of clients and suppliers, distribution methods, marketing strategies, etc.