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Legal Issues Archive March 2009
Back to Legal Issues
 Is Someone Else Using Your Company’s Name?
Ever start a company only to find out the name is already trademarked? Here are some easy steps to make sure your company name is not already in use. Follow this blog’s advice to prevent the hassle before you start your work under that name.
 Can Protecting a Company's IP Go Too Far?
Do restrictive covenants in employment contracts – designed to prevent employees from using a former employer's proprietary and confidential information – also be viewed as a restraint on trade? A recent case in Canada sheds light on this issue.
 Anyone Paying for Audio Rights?
The Authors Guild president is complaining that Amazon's Kindle 2 text-to-speech feature violates copyright because it can read text aloud – but not pay anyone for audio rights. Is he right? This blog gets both sides of the story.
 When Is a Work Inspired? When Is It Infringing?
According to David Canton, Tech Dirt recently posted a Wall Street Journal article that examines the very thin line between "transformative" use of others' work (borrowing in the process of creating something entirely new) – and plain stealing. Read this fascinating analysis.
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