By Vicky Stilwell Contributed by KISCH IP From ILO Intellectual Property South Africa Introduction Copyright law What is a recipe? How can you protect a recipe? Introduction In the internet and digital media age, it is possible to find information on any topic at the click of a mouse. For example, if you want to […]
The Aereo saga takes a weird turn, with a possible ally and shades of … Obamacare?
July 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
From Forbes When Aereo was arguing the case it ultimately lost before the Supreme Court, it went to great pains to argue it wasn’t a cable company. The Court, for its part, wasn’t having it. In its decision, it called the video streamer “substantially similar” to a cable company, said the service bears an “overwhelming […]
Aereo loses in Supreme Court, deemed illegal
June 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
From Techcrunch On Wednesday (25) the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling in the legal tussle between streaming TV service Aereo and major network broadcasters. SCOTUS ruled that the decision of the second circuit, which upheld that Aereo was within the bounds of the Copyright Act, shall be reversed. It was a […]
