September 09, 2016When entering into an important contract, take the time to discuss with your business partners, advisors and legal counsel, to make sure that you are clear about your opportunities and risks. In this article, we describe four simple steps to follow to make sure that your interests are protected when negotiating an agreement.
September 05, 2015This article is about a company who used an automated system to extract flight information from Ryanair's website, and then charged consumers for booking through its site.
August 29, 2015Netflix has decided to clamp down on those who use a VPN. A VPN is a virtual private network that many people use to avoid geographic restrictions for the content Netflix provides.
August 22, 2015Website Terms of Use for application program interfaces ('API's') for programs that are designed to work with that website often contain a representation that the developer owns the IP connected with that API, and that the software does not infringe on the IP rights of third parties.
July 07, 2015This article discusses the American case of MacKinnon v. IMVU, Inc., which challenged a website operator's unilateral amendment of the website terms of use.
June 30, 2015This article recommends a number of provisions for website owners and internet service providers to consider when drafting their terms and conditions.
June 20, 2015The developer of the app 'Prized' was caught using its users' smartphones and other electronic devices to mine for cryptocurrency, which was damaging for the hardware, with the potential to leave it barely functional.
June 13, 2015This article discusses the copyright issues associated with the use of the popular social networking site Pinterest. Pinterest encourages users not to pin their own items and cautions against self-promotion, but their terms of service contain representations and warranties about the ownership of all IP posted on Pinterest and non-infringement of third party IP.