Microsoft Seeks Legal Action Against Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Inventec

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft’s corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of Intellectual Property and Licensing, has made some statements that indicate Microsoft has fired legal shots against Foxconn, Inventec, Barnes & Noble who are associated with manufacturing of Nook color.

According to Microsoft these companies have broken the patent regulations in which some of the patents are owned by the corporate Microsoft who wants profit off those patents. Mr Gutierrez has made further claims that these companies have refused to fullfill the licensing condition and while he has been trying to reach them in regards to the licensing agreements he admits that he was quite unsuccessful in such endeavor. So Microsoft corporation had no other way and decided to pursue legal action against Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Inventec.

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Help in Copyright Laws

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

The copyright law (section 501) states that any person violating the exclusive rights of the author infringes the copyright of that author. Section 106 in the same law explained that the owner has the exclusive right to:

• *Display copyrighted work publicly
• *Perform the work publicly
• *Distribute copies of this work to the public through lending, lease, rental, sale, or other transfer of ownership
• *Prepare derivative works based on the work
• *Reproduce the work in copies
• *Perform the work publicly (in case of sound recordings) by means of digital audio transmission.

If you engage in these activities without obtaining the permission of the owner, then you committed a crime and are liable for infringement. To makes sure that you are not breaking this law, consult with the Copyright office. This office serves as a primary place of record where anyone can register claims to copyright and record documents related to copyright.

On the other hand, if you believe that your copyright has been infringed, you may file a criminal lawsuit and contact IP (Intellectual Property) Program of FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation). It’s recommended that you seek legal advice from a copyright attorney (one who specializes in arts, intellectual property, or entertainment law matters) and discuss your legal options.

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