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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

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The move came as a shock to many in the tech business community, in which we’ve become accustomed to real-time disclosure by company executives through social media. What could be wrong with more transparency? Quoting one commentator, Fortune’s Dan Primack : Remember, this isn’t just limited to Facebook.

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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

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It’s often possible to “ design around ” a patent to operate a business that achieves similar results in different ways.) The most effective response is to beat the pants off the competition through brilliant product design, superior technology, clever marketing, strategic partnerships, swift execution, and so forth.

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

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When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market. Amount of funding provided is usually not enough.

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Copywrong Again: Founding the Next Pinterest or Napster?

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Copyright is not the only type of IP right implicated — and others such as rights of privacy and publicity become increasingly relevant in the age of social media — but it provides many of the most accessible examples. Let’s use Pinterest as a case study.