﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated by max:presence  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:01:03 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:blogChannel="http://backend.userland.com/blogChannelModule"><channel><title>Hudson Gavin Martin &gt; Hudson Gavin Martin</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com</link><description>http://www.hgmlegal.com</description><item><title>Patentability of computer programs</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Intellectual Property/9/75/Patentability-of-computer-programs.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Following its review of the proposed Patents Bill, the Commerce Select Committee has recommended excluding computer programs as inventions capable of patent protection.  This recommendation has received a lot of attention and has led to a range of submissions on the issue of patentability of computer programs and the potential impact of the Select Committee’s recommendation.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Recorded Music in Public Places</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Intellectual Property/9/74/Recorded-Music-in-Public-Places.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Being NZ music month, and in light of some recent developments in the area of copyright and music, we thought it timely to remind businesses of their obligations in relation to playing music in public places.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EROAD WINS TWO HI-TECH AWARDS </title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Press Release/61/72/EROAD-WINS-TWO-HI-TECH-AWARDS-.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Hudson Gavin Martin is pleased to announce that its client, EROAD has won two Hi-Tech Awards, which recognise excellence by New Zealand's producers of high-technology products, services and software solutions. EROAD won both the HIFX Innovative Service Product Award and the Dell Innovative Hardware Award.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Social Networking and Third Party Use of Personal Information </title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Technology/31/73/Social-Networking-and-Third-Party-Use-of-Personal-Information-.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Social networking technology is increasingly becoming part of New Zealanders’ lives, fuelling concerns about the implications such technology is having on user privacy on the internet.  Social networking applications that have been developed for mobile phones have added to this list of concerns. As social networking is being integrated across a number of platforms, it is becoming more difficult for users to have complete control over their personal information despite their best efforts via privacy settings.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Terms &amp; Conditions – The Importance of Full Disclosure in Promotions</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Consumer Law/49/71/Terms--Conditions-–-The-Importance-of-Full-Disclosure-in-Promotions.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[A recent Auckland District Court decision, <em>Commerce Commission v TMG Asia Pacific Pty Ltd</em>, has highlighted the need for adequate disclosure of material Terms and Conditions in advertising.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>