The land registry has decided to get into the 21st century. Which is a good thing, except they have gone the extra mile by replacing signed deeds with electronic documents containing a digital signature. In my belief this will not work – see my August 2003 newsletter for reasons why. The main one being that any punter can use a pen to sign their name but in future your Solicitor will be signing (electronically) on your behalf. So instead of simply pushing some paper around, your solicitor now becomes a signatory in very large transactions. (more…)
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The e-conveyancing juggernaut continues towards the cliff edge
Posted in Still-coding, tagged e-conveyancing, pki, security on June 13, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Keyword Insertion – not as painful as it sounds.
Posted in Still-coding, tagged ppc, web on June 13, 2008| Leave a Comment »
When you write an ad for Google adwords, it is important to include the keywords in the text of the ad. So if a user types in ‘Motorola V8’ you want to ad to say ‘Motorola V8’ not ‘Mobile Phone’. This significantly improves your click-through rate. (more…)
Happy Intellectual Property Day
Posted in Still-coding, tagged intellectual property, legal, technbology on June 13, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Who owns what on website?
Did you know that April 26th is Intellectual Property Day? I checked in Hallmark but couldn’t find any cards. So as I can’t send a card, I thought I would do a blog entry.
Designers and software engineers have different approaches, it’s that left brain – right brain thing. But we have one thing in common: what we produce is intangible, it exists in computer files, not the real world. The legal term for this is Intellectual Property (IP), and the rules for ownership of IP are different from real property.
Before I go any more into this particular legal swamp I must point out that I am not a lawyer and cannot give legal advice. If in doubt talk to a lawyer who specialises in IP work.
Who owns The IP for a website? If the client paid for it, they must own it. So the answer is easy, right? (more…)
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