5 December 2012
How to value IPR
Everybody knows IPR (intellectual property rights) have a value, but the very reason IPR are used, to safeguard unique products or designs, makes them extremely difficult to value as there are often no comparators. Most people think of IPR as trade marks, patents and copyrights. However there are many other categories, notably design right, data base rights and domain names.
16 November 2012
Celebrity tweets fall foul of the Advertising Standards Authority
Recent decisions by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) and guidelines from the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) show marketing through the use of tweets remains perilous.
7 November 2012
Crowdfunding - what are the risks?
What is Crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding is the practice of raising capital through numerous small investors. This is predominantly done online and the investment platform may well have no lower or upper limits. In return the investor will receive either share equity and/or an “exclusive gift” which could be a ticket to a concert or a backstage pass where the investment vehicle is a band. The hosting platform generally takes around 5% commission.
22 October 2012
Cloud computing – outsourcing the services but not the liability
Whilst the economic advantages of cloud computing services are compelling, there are major legal risks which, in certain situations, outweigh the potential cost benefits.
7 August 2012
Second-hand software – a legitimate aftermarket and the SAAS bandwagon
A recent ruling by the European Court of Justice has changed the landscape for software suppliers and users.
In general terms, it now seems that if you grant a perpetual licence to a licensee either by installation or download, the licensee will be free to transfer the licence to a third party buyer even if the licence was clearly expressed to be “non-transferable”.