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Q. I purchased a DVD on Ebay and the label seems homemade and there is no cover for it. I assume it is a pirated copy. To whom shall I report this? posted Wednesday 15 of May 2013 by Catalina [copyrights] A. If you bought this in the US, I believe you could report it to the FBI, for starters, as copyright violations may be a violation o... view tags: report, dvd, ebay, pirated    votes: 2

Q. If my computer is found to have copyrighted materials, what steps can the copyright holder take against me? posted Thursday 21 of March 2013 by Larry [copyrights] A. If they choose to do anything at all, you will get a letter from a lawyer asking you to settle by paying a certain amount and that... view tags: computer, copyright, material, pc    votes: 2

Q. If I am issued a utility patent can someone else submit a design patent and legally sell my product? posted Monday 15 of April 2013 by Paul [patent filing] A. No, provided that your utility patent is valid and infringed by the product protected by the design patent. view tags: utility, design, patent, submit, legally, sell    votes: 2

Q. Does your copyright symbol and notice need to include the year? posted Wednesday 17 of April 2013 by Scott [copyrights] A. Yes, the owner and the year created as well as the year last modified. view tags: copyright, notice, year, symbol    votes: 2

Q. What is a Continuation Application? posted Tuesday 25 of September 2012 by Peter [patent filing] A. A continuation application is an application that benefits from the priority date of an earlier filed parent application for discl... view tags: continuation, application, patent, filing, date    votes: 2

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