Intellectual property is an interesting concept. It is the domain of the idea, the intangible product that encompasses the very notion of thought. Intellectual property regulation and legislation includes nearly every industry, obviously it includes entertainment properties such as movies, film and musical recordings. But it can also include more eclectic and diverse notions, such as the way that an engine processes gasoline. Or the shape of a special kind of wing on an aircraft. Here we’ve compiled a variety of links dealing with intellectual property rights to help you protect that which is your idea.
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Artists Rights Society - Provides visual artists with support for copyright clearance and monitors the use and potential abuse of artists' rights.
Digital Consumer - Organization for protecting fair-use rights in the digital world. Advocates a Consumer Technology Bill of Rights including the rights to time-shift and space-shift media and to make backup copies.
Free Patents - This Web site is dedicated to the protection of innovation, competition and open source software against the use and abuse of software patents. A great many articles by world economic leaders against software patents.
FRM INVESTIGATIONS - Private investigation services. Our company specializes in several areas of investigative services.
HowStuffWorks: How Patents Work - Easy to read illustrated narrative that provides basic information on patents, what they are, how they work and how an inventor goes about getting one.
Intellectual Property Law Server - Answers to frequently asked questions about patents, copyrights, and trademarks, from the law firm of Oppedahl & Larson.
Internet Patent News - Legal resources and tools for surviving the patenting frenzy of the Internet, bioinformatics, and electronic commerce
