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Differences between non-competition agreements in California and Massachusetts
By Tim & Anita We may be lucky to live in California, where the reach of non-compete agreements is fairly limited. The case of Edwards v. Anderson (2008) held that non-competition agreements are void in California with few exceptions. Furthermore, non-compete agreements … Continue reading
Liability for Defective Information
By: Meena Natarajan and Gregory Shapiro Rosenberg v. Google Case Lauren Rosenberg, the Plaintiff, used Google maps application on her Blackberry to get walking directions in Salt Lake County. Google maps suggested walking directions through a rural highway that required her … Continue reading
Limitations on Personal Use of Encrypted Content
By: Naehee Kim and Tristen Lall As the ways of creating, publishing, distributing and consuming media content have evolved, the dynamics between a copyright holder’s rights to its works and an individual user’s rights to his physical possessions have changed … Continue reading
New Patent Law
Post by Elliot Nahman and Curtis Hwang Many patents, still pending: Congress tweaks, but does not overhaul, America’s patent system http://www.economist.com/node/21528643 Overview and relevance to Patent Law reading Barack Obama has recently signed into law significant new patent reform called … Continue reading