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Making a Domain Name Qualify as a Trademark?

The confusion between domain names and trademarks continues.  For the purpose of this article, “trademark” refers to both trademarks, which identify goods, and service marks, which identify services.

Far too often, it is assumed that obtaining a domain name is all that needs to be done to have a right to use a name or word to identify a product..  However, obtaining a domain name is not the same thing as registering a trademark. Such a misunderstanding can be and often is costly.

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The Software License Agreement
How to Read and Understand the License You Sign

This is the first part of a series, which will dissect and discuss the various terms found in software license agreements.

How often is a software license signed without being read or, if it is read, without understanding or even caring what the license means. In most cases, a license agreement is simply signed by the buyer. It is generally assumed that the agreement must be signed “as is” to obtain use of the software or it is considered not really important. Other than mass-marketed software, software licenses for substantial software acquisitions are generally both negotiable and very important. The software license agreement is not written to be fair to the buyer. Contract terms, even those usually considered unimportant, can very suddenly become very important.

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