Showing posts with label Intellectual property. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Intellectual property. Show all posts

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Facebook: Your Personal Data is a Trade Secret

Facebook: Your Personal Data is a Trade Secret: An anonymous reader writes "An Austrian group called Europe versus Facebook has so far made 22 complaints regarding the social network's practices. In the process, the organization has stumbled upon an important tidbit: Facebook says it is not required to give you a copy of some of your personal data if it deems doing so would adversely affect its trade secrets or intellectual property."



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Comic about the complexity and decline of copyright

Comic about the complexity and decline of copyright:



Sam sez, "Copyright laws are supposed to spur innovation by protecting creators' rights. But after 400 years of legal wrangling, and the complexities of new technology, the law has become muddied. Instead, it's now being used to protect powerful corporations and maintain monopolies. This new Appropriart! shows the story of copyright law's decline."










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