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Zooid race to Olympic Gold

In the year of the London Olympics, Zooid again bucks the trend, declines participation in the much-advocated recession, and offers more growth and success for our Clients

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Published 28th August 2009 by Richard Philpott

Getting the Picture – the Interactive Museum

Increasing visitor footprint, responsiveness to the community and integration into the schools curriculum are all key to a Mueum's success and it's bid for funding.

Photographs, footage, illustration, animations etc. all contribute to the vitality of an exhibition and broaden the relevance of collections and their objects, enabling curators to tell the full story.

Zooid provides the key to unlock these treasures.

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Published 12th December 2009 by Richard Philpott

Outsourcing, Offshoring & Outlaws

Outsourcing has long since lost any stigma.
Offshoring also lost its stigma but seems to have worked hard to get it back again!
Outlaws exist everywhere - beware!

This white paper provides a brief overview of how some publishers got caught up a fast river without a paddle when exploring exotic new territory. Happily the turnaround is all downstream to calmer waters!

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Published 10th September 2009 by Richard Philpott

Legacy & Integrity

Having looked at Orphan Works and Due Diligence in earlier white papers (below), you now want a working practice that resolves copyright and licensing issues and ensures that you are not unnecessarily exposed to risk of costly claims, legal battles or even the injunction or pulping of a product!

In short, you need a policy to care for your huge legacy of Intellectual Property, to prevent bottlenecks that will prevent you from exploiting your content in the long term.

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Published 10th September 2009 by Richard Philpott

Demonstrating Due Diligence

Not only are orphans finding homes, but you also now need to make sure you have passports for them. "Due diligence" is changing. Will your methodology be accepted by a court?

Is it economic for you to demonstrate due diligence? What are the alternatives? Is 'Fair Use" (in the USA) or 'Fair Dealing (in the UK) a fair cop?

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Published 23rd September 2009 by Richard Philpott

Taking Care of Orphans

Introduced in the paper © COPYRIGHT is changing (below) and updated here.

  • When to work with Orphans
  • Changes in law and perception
  • How to manage your orphanage

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Published 28th August 2009 by Richard Philpott

© COPYRIGHT is changing

Intellectual Property (IP) is undergoing a thorough review in both the US and the UK (who are taking a lead in Europe). This has significant impications for our clients and the management of their licensing. Naturally, we have prepared a paper to identify some key elements which you can download here.

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Published 23rd March 2009 by Richard Philpott