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Database rights: Ryanair finds benefit in third class

Database rights: Ryanair finds benefit in third class Posted on Jan 20, 2015 by Andy Harris  | Tags: database copyright sui generis right scraping  | 0 Comments By Andy HarrisNormally companies are keen to take advantage of as many of the available intellectual property protections as possible. Last week however saw a CJEU decision where Ryanair benefitted from not qualifying for either of the usual forms of database protection.First and second class Rights in databases are normally protected by either copyright or by a ‘sui generis’ right introduced specifically for databases in 1997.Copyright will protect a database where it constitutes the...
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Bitcoin: Bit part or principal player?

Bitcoin: Bit part or principal player? Posted on Aug 20, 2014 by Andy Harris  | 0 Comments By Andy HarrisAhead of the Scottish Bitcoin Conference on Saturday and on the back of our recent and very excellent guest blog by the conference organiser Dug Campbell, I thought I would look at how the time-stamping capability of the Bitcoin technology sits within our current legal framework.Whatcoin?I shall simply link to Dug’s blog for an expert’s explanation of what Bitcoin is, but this layman’s basic understanding is as follows. Bitcoin is  just the currency side, the core technology is known as the blockchain,...
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Term Sheets: Use Your Heads!

Term Sheets: Use Your Heads! Posted on Jul 23, 2013 by Kenny Mumford  | Tags: simplifying the investment process, term sheets, investment, business angel, entrepreneur  | 0 Comments This is Part 1 of a series of posts that take a look at how entrepreneurs and investors can simplify the investment process by Kenny Mumford and Claire Corbin.Looking for investment for your business? Despite what you might think, after you’ve agreed some of the more thorny commercial points like valuation, the process shouldn’t be difficult. That’s partly because experienced investors tend to adopt practices to simplify the process, for the benefit of all concerned. But...
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Stuart McKnight told the MBM Commercial 'Series B and Beyond' gathering at the Merchant's Hall, that the Edinburgh-based firm's £175m investment by KKR, Google Capital and Time Warner in July is way ahead of second placed Funding Circle, which raised £101.5m.The other investments are WorldRemit (£65m), Farfetch (£58m), Fenergo (£48m), Wahanda (£47m), Deliveroo (£45m), Secret Escapes (£38.4m), Transfer Wise (£38.3m) and Made.com (£38m).“The top ten deals so far this year have accounted for 44% of all the funds invested in UK high-growth firms.’’  Mr McKnight, managing director of Ascendant Corporate Finance, which has recently opened an office in Edinburgh, also pointed out...
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Document Indexing and Signing Requirements


If the company plans to go through further investment rounds or ultimately to Exit in future, it is important to maintain meticulous records of all important contracts and agreements. This would include key customer/supplier contracts or licences, leases as well as employment contracts and any other material documents. We recommend that you scan all contracts and name and index them accordingly so they can be easily located if a potential investor/purchaser wants to see this information. Also, please be aware that contracts need to be executed in the correct way according to what legal jurisdiction applies to that contract. If in...
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