﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated by max:presence  Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:06:10 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:blogChannel="http://backend.userland.com/blogChannelModule"><channel><title>Hudson Gavin Martin &gt; IT</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com</link><description>http://www.hgmlegal.com</description><item><title>NIWA's New Supercomputer</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Technology/69/76/NIWAs-New-Supercomputer.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[One of the most powerful supercomputers of its kind has been switched on by the National Institute of Water &amp; Atmospheric Research (NIWA).  Simon Martin and a team at Hudson Gavin Martin assisted the NIWA team on what was a complex project and we are proud to have been associated with it.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:06:10 GMT</pubDate></item><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 12:06:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New non-Latin alphabet scripts in the international domain</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Intellectual Property/9/66/New-non-Latin-alphabet-scripts-in-the-international-domain.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[As a predominantly English speaking country, the Latin alphabet is an all-encompassing aspect of communication. Its use as the sole internet domain script has most likely never seemed problematic. But how does this sit with more than half of the world’s internet users who live by non-Latin alphabet scripts?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:06:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Contracting out of the commissioning rule and Maxim Group v Jones Publishing</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Intellectual Property/9/50/Contracting-out-of-the-commissioning-rule-and-Maxim-Group-v-Jones-Publishing.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The commissioning rule in the Copyright Act 1994 automatically allocates copyright ownership to the “commissioner” for artistic works, film or sound recordings, and computer programs. &nbsp;Parties can however contract out of this default rule.&nbsp;<em>Maxim Group v Jones Publishing </em>is a recent High Court decision which provides a warning to parties wishing to contract out of the default rule.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:06:10 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 12:06:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is there a Conflict?</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Simon Martin/47/40/Is-there-a-Conflict.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[The Recent English case of <em>Data Direct Technologies v Marks and Spencer plc </em>provides valuable lessons for companies in relation to a common type of technology contract. The type of contract in question was a Master Agreement that sets out a framework for engagement between the parties and then relies on schedules or work orders subsequently entered into for the supply of various goods or services. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:06:10 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 12:06:10 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 12:06:10 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 12:06:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Changes to GTLDs</title><link>http://www.hgmlegal.com/Articles/Intellectual Property/9/27/Changes-to-GTLDs.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[		<span style="">Generic top level domains (or gTLDs) are the characters after the last “dot” in a web address, for instance .com or, more recently, .info and .biz</span>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:06:10 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 12:06:10 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 12:06:10 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 12:06:10 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 12:06:10 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>