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- The Ad-Pitch Thieves
- My company recently made an advertising pitch to a large company. They did not hire us for the campaign, but they clearly stole some of the ideas we presented in the pitch. Wheres the line?In a creative field like advertising, having your ideas stolen is the same as having your...
- Blog posts 2007-04-09
- Theft and Syndication in Venture Capital Finance
- Idea theft is a well-known problem in the financing of young, innovative firms: the potential expropriation of entrepreneurs destroys incentives for R&D. This problem applies especially to the venture capital industry, where control rights provide financiers perfect oversight of their firms. This paper argues that investment syndication alleviates the incentive...
- White papers 2005-09-30
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- Mark Bethea Idea Theft Case against Mark Burnett Productions Will Begin Trial on Wednesday, May 31, 2006; Bethea Claims Burnett Stole Concept That Became ``The Apprentice''
- LOS ANGELES -- Trial in Mark Bethea's idea theft lawsuit against Mark Burnett and Mark Burnett Productions, Inc. will begin at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 in Los Angeles Superior Court/Department 52, 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA. 90012 before the Hon. Susan Bryant-Deason. Bethea filed a...
- Research articles 2006-05-18
- Facebook settles ConnectU idea-theft lawsuit
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Facebook said Thursday it is "chapter closed" on a ConnectU lawsuit accusing the hot social-networking website's founder of swiping the idea from fellow Harvard University students. The assurance came after a federal judge in San Jose endorsed a hand-written settlement signed by Facebook founder Mark...
- Research articles 2008-06-26
- Fresno Conference Helps Investors Get Beyond the Idea Stage. (Originated from The Fresno Bee, Calif.)
- Aug. 20--Mike Caldwell has sold his 13-year-old business and his home to raise the money needed to start production of something he calls a Theft Buster, a new automobile anti-theft device he invented. He's not worried about taking such a chance, because early reaction on the...
- Research articles 1993-08-19
- When Your Creative Juices Get Stolen
- When Your Creative Juices Get StolenGet Ahead Or Get Even?Hmm. I don't agree with the main thrust of this article. Coming from a business world, there are always many johnny-come-latelys stealing your ideas. You can waste time staying at their level, fighting their fight, with patents, lawsuits, borderline business tactics...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
- Seattle Council May Increase Penalty Fee for Anti-Theft Device False-Alarms.
- By Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 30--Seattle City Council members yesterday backed away from a proposed $75 registration fee for burglar alarms but may raise fines for false alarms and study ways to cut down the police...
- Research articles 2002-10-30
- Why Are You Complaining?
- Why Are You Complaining?why are you complaining?TOUCHEE!!! or however it is spelled.I agree 100%, this persons manager is a 8-10 on a scale of 1-10 in reference to some managers I have had to put up with!!! please have some "cheese" with that whine!!!RE: Why Are You Complaining?Geoffrey,As usual I...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Guy Vs. Guy: Amazon Parties Like It's '1984'
- Welcome to Guy Vs. Guy! In this recurring feature, Rick and Dave square off on the business and technology issues of the day. This week’s topic: The Amazon Kindle. Recent headlines haven't done the beloved device -- or the company that sells it -- any favors. How can Amazon recover...
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- Understanding the Importance of Intellectual Property
- Intellectual property IP comprises the creativity and innovation that people develop and own, much as they own physical property such as land, a building, or a business. Intellectual property is also a legal concept that enables persons to control and benefit from their creativity and innovation. There are four main...
- Articles 2007-03-27
- Take-Two F3Q07 (Qtr End 7/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionInstructions) Our first question comes from Heath Terry - Credit Suisse. Heath Terry - Credit Suisse Lainie, of the 35 titles that you mentioned in development, can you give us a breakdown on where those fall, even roughly, between the two fiscal years and which labels we...
- Earnings calls 2007-09-10
- Police Blotter: Google searches nab hit-and-run driver
- Police Blotter is a regular CNET News report on the intersection of technology and the law.What: Google searches for phrases including "hit-and-run" nab California investment banker who claimed he believed he killed a deer instead of a person.When: California appeals court rules on January 14, 2009.Outcome: Conviction upheld.What happened, according...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Why Arizona's Solar-Powered Train Won't Work
- Another day, another proposal for a multi-billion dollar rail line in the United States. An Arizona company called Solar Bullet wants to build a 220 mile-per-hour train from Tucson to Phoenix, a journey of about 115 miles. Aside from the whopping $27 billion price tag for just the first phase,...
- Blog posts 2009-05-13
- Dissecting The AP & Murdoch Speeches Against Those Internet News Thieves
- Associated Press president Tom Curley and News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch both made speeches yesterday in China that are being widely reported as an attack on Google. Having read through the actual speeches, I was surprised they weren't as bad as I thought they'd be. Below, I've highlighted key portions...
- News items 2009-10-09
- Obtaining Insurance Coverage for a Business
- Every business needs insurance against risks that might threaten its profitability, including theft and work-related injuries. A small business is more vulnerable to the consequences of these incidents, since it rarely has the resources to cover sudden and unexpected expenditures.This article explains what insurance your business is legally required to...
- Articles 2007-10-23
- Researcher refutes Microsoft's account of hijacked Hotmail passwords
- Computerworld - One researcher isn't buying Microsoft's and Google's explanation that hijacked Hotmail and Gmail passwords were obtained in a massive phishing attack. Mary Landesman, a senior security researcher at San Francisco-based ScanSafe, said it's more likely that the massive lists -- which include approximately 30,000 credentials from Hotmail, Gmail,...
- News items 2009-10-08
- World's Dumbest Sales Model
- World's Dumbest Sales ModelYour scenario......actually suggests that argument that anonymity on the Internet may be impractical in the long term. If the abuses continue to grow, then there may be demand for verifiable identity at all stages of the process. You should read the press release, though....
- Discussion threads 2008-01-09
- iiNet accused of double standard in copyright case
- Lawyers for the Australian Federation against Copyright Theft have nearly 100,000 examples of iiNet users downloading copyrighted materials including films and television programs, they revealed in the Federal Court yesterday. They also accused iiNet of a double standard over the company's claim that it could not be charged with monitoring...
- News items 2009-10-06
- Qantas launches Baggage Tag of the Future
- A permanent baggage tag will be a key part of the Qantas Airport of the Future project announced today by its CEO, Alan Joyce. The concept is that of updating the information in the baggage tracking system in tandem with the chip embedded in the tag each time a Qantas...
- News items 2009-11-11
- Attribution in Industry Analyst Research
- Is it ethical to interview a vendor spokesperson -- then paraphrase their thoughts, call it "original research," and then charge the community including the same vendor who supplied the thoughts for access? In my opinion, to put that on any higher moral ground than literally plagiarizing someone's written words...
- Blog posts 2007-08-05
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