![]() ![]() ![]() It is hard to understand why teaching business skills is so low on the totem pole. Why? Intellectual property is an important part of the business world, as you can see if you have your kids watch shows like “ Sharktank” which talk about these topics (the sharks usually getting the most excited about entrepreneurs who have federal patents). In my opinion, schools should do more to teach people about copyrights, trademarks and patents. Employees are not taught about Copyright law in most high schools, universities or colleges (intellectual property law takes a back seat to things like Algebra, History, Science, Geology, Astronomy etc.). When the “cats are away the mice will play” as the old saying goes.ģ. Bosses might not show up at the office very often (for example, many bosses are either too busy to come in and supervise everything that's going on in the office, or they might be a lazy employer who just doesn't really feel like coming in on certain days, or coming in at all). One of those might be to try to learn a second language.Ģ. Many jobs can be boring with a lot of free time (having “too much time on your hands”) will lead many employees to look for things to do. Some of my personal opinions as to why employees would want to download this software while at work include the following.ġ. ![]() Why employees are downloading the software behind their employer's back? There are alot of people that swear by their software as being one of the best to learn a foreign language. ![]() Rosetta Stone is software that helps you learn a language. The BSA lawyer continued, “many times the software is downloaded illegally without the employer's knowledge, but the employer often fails to have a social media policy in place, and no training programs to explain the seriousness of federal copyright infringement for using unlicensed software.”īeing an Attorney that loves to educate people, I decided I would write a blog post on this topic. I was asking why one of the software programs they want audited from one of my clients was Rosetta Stone? The copyright lawyer specialist told me that “you would be surprised how many employees are using Rosetta Stone software to learn a second language on their employer's dime, while basically trying to beef up their resume for their next job.” Here is a recent topic that come up in one of my conversations with intellectual property counsel representing the Business Software Alliance (“BSA”). JUMP TO EMPLOYER COPYRIGHT LIABILITY PODCAST Introduction ![]()
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