﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated by max:presence  Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:blogChannel="http://backend.userland.com/blogChannelModule"><channel><title>Hudson Gavin Martin &gt; Technology</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>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 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>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 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>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commercialising Innovation</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Intellectual Property/9/58/Commercialising-Innovation.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[A set of guidelines to help you ensure that your innovation is genuinely unique, assess whether to commercialise, identify partners and raise capital.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Are you undermining the value of your business?</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Technology/31/39/Are-you-undermining-the-value-of-your-business.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The customer database is a&nbsp;key asset for many businesses but unless&nbsp;the Unsolicited Electronic Messages&nbsp;Act is considered as part of the establishment and maintenance of your customer database could erode the value of that&nbsp;asset.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Launch of .TEL Domain Names</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Technology/31/34/Launch-of-TEL-Domain-Names.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[.TEL is&nbsp;a new sponsored top level domain name&nbsp;aimed at creating a global accessible source of contact information for businesses and individuals without the need for the domain holder to create, host and maintain a website. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commissioned Works</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Intellectual Property/9/25/Commissioned-Works.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[If the author of the copyright work is “commissioned” by a customer to create the work, the current default position under the Copyright Act is that the commissioner will become the first owner of the copyright]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commercialising Intellectual Property</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Intellectual Property/9/18/Commercialising-Intellectual-Property.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[There are several methods that an owner can use to commercialise a product or idea.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Strategic decisions in relation to Intellectual Property</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Intellectual Property/9/21/Strategic-decisions-in-relation-to-Intellectual-Property.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Before starting to market or sell a product, process or idea, it is advisable to stop and examine the available options and seek professional advice at the outset. Taking advice early can avoid expensive ongoing legal disputes at a later stage.<br />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Copyright Issues Arising With Employees</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Intellectual Property/9/22/Copyright-Issues-Arising-With-Employees.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[Copyright gives the owner the exclusive right to use and authorise use of the relevant work.  Therefore, who owns what in relation to the work that attracts copyright is important.  The general rule under the Copyright Act 1994 is that the author is the first owner of the copyright in the work which is created. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Creative Commons Licences</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Wayne Hudson/4/24/Creative-Commons-Licences.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[		<em>Creative Commons</em> is a US based, non-profit organisation founded in 2001.  It offers a range of licensing options that creators of copyright works can use (free of charge) to define how other people  may use, distribute and/or modify their copyright works.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fair Use and Permitted Acts</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Wayne Hudson/4/23/Fair-Use-and-Permitted-Acts.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[In general, copyright in an original work (such as a book, journal article, photograph or film) gives the owner certain exclusive rights in relation to that work, including the right to copy the work, issue copies to the public and make adaptations of the work. <br />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:42 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>