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035			_a(Sirsi) u121223
245			_aWho owns your website?
260			_c2003
490			_aSolicitors' Journal _v147(4) 31 January 2003, 105(1)
520			_aDiscusses the problems associated with the ownership of the intellectual property (IP) in a website. When a client commissions a site to be developed by an independent contractor, the client may believe that if they pay for the development they then own the work but this is not necessarily the case. With developers the commercial position is more complex, they may not wish to give away software coding but they may assign components that have been specifically designed for the client. The IP in a web site is largely copyright but other IPs may also be relevant. Some website owners include a third party's trade mark in the hidden meta content of the site. This was considered in "Reed Executive plc v Reed Business Information Ltd" [2002] when the former brought a successful action for trade mark infringement against Reed Business Information.
590			_aABS
650			_aINTERNET
650			_aINTERNET-PROTOCOL
650			_aWEBSITES
650			_aCOPYRIGHT DESIGNS AND PATENTS ACT 1988
650			_aREED EXECUTIVE PLC V REED BUSINESS INFORMATION LTD
690			_aINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-INTERNET
942			_n0
999			_c72041 _d72041