GAM740 Week 6:01 Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property (IP) Law Copyright Trademark Patents My rights and responsibilities as a creative app developer. How do I protect my code? How do I avoid being taken advantage of? How to avoid legal consequences as a result of my app? Loss or harm to others? Seek advice Draw up a clear contract. My initial definition of the law... Laws are rules that define the concept of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, which adhere a moral code based on counties religious beliefs. Hobbs/locke/Rousseau. Social structures gain protection by giving up some individual freedom... The definition of law, Korowitz (1958) A body of rules prescribing external conduct and considered justiciable. History Customs and cultural practice, localised law. Feudal/Lord justice After 1066 Common Law - court justice. Judicial presendence/ bound by a higher jurisdiction. Writs - Kings court Declaration of writes 1215 1689 - Royal powers largel...