Today is the tenth annual World IP Day. One of the aims of this day is to increase understanding of how protecting IP rights helps promote creativity and innovation. Many businesses do not appreciate how useful IP is in their industry and can often lose out if they do not identify the uses their business can make from it. more
The much publicised Digital Economy Act passed into law yesterday after it was controversially included in the pre-election scramble to enact legislation called the ‘wash up’. It includes well-publicised and contentious provisions designed to combat online piracy, including disconnection. more