Intellectual Property
Discover expert analysis on intellectual property with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Vodafone becomes UK's most valuable brand
News The mobile operator ousts HSBC as the UK company with the most valuable trademark and intellectual property.
By Richard Thurston Published
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EU says legislation not needed to battle piracy
News Countries should focus on greater enforcement and work together to protect intellectual property.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Group buys Microsoft patents to protect Linux
News Tactic will let open source programmers code away without the threat of being sued by 'patent trolls'.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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Big Brother goes digital with IP CCTV
News Half of city councils have upgraded their CCTV to an IP network.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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IP minister calls off file-sharing threats
News The Intellectual Property minister has poured cold water on proposals to make ISPs implement a policy that could ultimately lead to the disconnection of illegal file sharers.
By Miya Knights Published
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CCTV boosts Bolton Wanderers’ stadium security
News The Premier league football club scores with new IP networked CCTV coverage in areas of the Reebok stadium it was not previously able to monitor.
By Miya Knights Published
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Gartner: 85 per cent of firms use open source
News The majority of companies are using open source software for business processes, but that brings some risk, says the analyst firm.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Copyright on the tracks
In-depth The origins of the free software movement can be traced back to to the hackers of MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club, but more recently model railways have played a significant part in validating copyright law.
By Richard Hillesley Published
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New US anti-piracy bill becomes law
News US president George Bush signs off on the new legislation that will increase the penalties for audio and video content piracy.
By ITPro Published
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‘Father of the internet’ warns on IP address drought
News Internet innovator Vint Cerf has highlighted the need to switch to IPv6 before the number of available IP addresses runs out.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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RSC gets 21st century comms
News The world famous theatre company is installing new IP telephony systems to connect its multiple sites and handle higher volume ticket sales.
By Miya Knights Published
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Network Rail chooses to ride with BT
News Network Rail's drive to modernise and improve our railways includes a new communications infrastructure.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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