Beyond the popular puns and mass production, there are some parts of the story you might not know -- for example, the intellectual property battle taking place behind the scenes. The “Keep Calm” slogan, however, is stirring up debate on what and whom the law should protect versus what and whom the law actually protects…
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International Law
Last Saturday, 21 people were sentenced to death in Egypt setting off a series of riots across the country that have left 52 people dead, including two professional soccer players and at least two policeman. After the verdict came down on Saturday, family members and loved ones tried to overtake the prison where the accused were being held so that they could free them. Thirty people died there alone as a result. What sort of crime put all this in motion? A melee following a soccer match…
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The Tragedy in Port Said: When Sports Go Wrong
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Keep Calm and Get a Trademark: The IP Woes of “Keep Calm and Carry On”
How The UK is Forging the Path to Affordable IP Protection for Small Business
When most small business owners, and individuals who wish to start a small business, hear the words “intellectual property”, they often think: too expensive. Lawyers, registration fees, and lengthy litigations are usually out of most small business owner’s budgets. A new UK law is trying to change this status quo.…
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Space Law and Beyond: We Made it to Mars, When Can We Start Regulating?
Okay, so “we” in the human capacity did not make it to Mars, but a man-made machine did. That counts for some sort of credit, right? But with a manned mission to Mars slated for 2030, the successful landing of the NASA rover, Curiosity, and previous successes in exploring the Moon, people are asking: “What’s next”?…
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Why Julian Assange Should Go to Sweden of His Own Volition
Nothing seems to agitate the twittersphere quite so much as the suggestion that the UK might ‘invade’ the Ecuadorian consulate and hand Julian Assange over to the Swedish authorities who will convict him of some trumped up charge and then place him on a non-stop plane to Guantanamo bay. It would be nice if everyone (and yes that means you too tweeters) would calm down for a minute and think about this.…
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