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    Ethics and Intellectual Property Intellectual property (IP) is the meant to protect the creations of the mind, such as inventions for trademarks (sign, design or expression), patents (mechanics, pharmaceuticals, and chemistry), and copyrights (books) used in commerce. By definition it is an intangible property, the product of human ingenuity, protected by law (Johnson & Lau, 2011). Intellectual property needs to be protected for the consumer and for the industries competitiveness. The government

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    There are two distinct types of property: real property and personal property. Real property is land and buildings on land. Examples of real property include houses and apartments. Personal property are valuable items that are not attached to a piece of land. Personal property includes items such as furniture, jewelry, computers, and clothing. (Sprankling, 2012) Eminent domain is the legally permitted takeing of private property for public purposes (Kerekes, 2011). While I was living in Arizona

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    The idea of intellectual property has many correlations with the concept of the marketplace of idea. According to a common argument, intellectual property rights spark innovation, creating positive economic growth and benefits for all. Because the marketplace comparison is an economic one, there is a tendency to tie intellectual property with the marketplace of ideas. The key argument arises whether ideas- intangible resources, can be protected as property using the same concepts and social processes

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    sometimes out of that comes Intellectual property. Intellectual property is an idea that was created by one with the intention to trademark, copyright or patent the creation they have made. There are many forms of intellectual property that exist ranging from artistic sides to mechanical sides and etc. With those many forms intellectual property is broken down into two factions, industrial property and copyright in which all the forms of intellectual property lye somewhere in those two factions. To

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    The role of property within both Locke and Rousseau’s ideologies and methodical thinking have a very protruding presence in their texts. While both provide reasoning for why property has a prominent role in the validation of political society, they both do so in very different ways. Comparing the two is almost like associating two brothers, looking similar in physical aspects but differentiate greatly on internal characteristics. The associations linking the two cannot be ignored but the differentiating

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    Desir- Investing in Rental Property The Taxes Associated with Rental Property Ownership Investing in a rental property can be a very worthwhile venture, especially for tax purposes. Often, rental properties are viewed as a loss, which when claimed correctly, can lower your adjusted gross income. Monique Desir is a Tax Preparer and accountant in Rosedale, New York who works with tax payers to claim their rental property tax benefits. She recommends that every rental property owner finds a tax professional

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    Women and Property in Great Expectations        Women and property is one of the central themes in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. Dickens wrote this novel during the mid-nineteenth century, a period when women's property rights were being intensely debated in England. His depiction of propertied women in the novel reflects Victorian England's beliefs about women's inability to responsibly own and manage their own property. Miss Havisham is presented as the embodiment of women's

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    contract.” Sterling v. Taylor, 152 P.3d 425, 433 (Cal. 2007). “A memorandum of a contract for the sale of real property must identify the buyer, seller, price, and the property,” or a “means or key by which,” the property can be identified. Id. at 429; Dennis v.

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    Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau, two philosophers with differing opinions concerning the concept of private property. Rousseau believes that from the state of nature, private property came about, naturally transcending the human situation into a civil society and at the same time acting as the starting point of inequality amongst individuals. Locke on the other hand argues that private property acts as one of the fundamental, inalienable moral rights that all humans are entitled to. Their arguments

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    Workbook Exercise 1 – Property and the Economy Industrial Property Sector Description of Use Industrial real estate is one of the main asset classes of commercial property, built and used solely for business purposes. Industrial property is used for industrial purposes; encompassing all shapes and sizes and covering a large range of business types (Gilmour, E 2014). Historically, industrial land has been associated with manufacturing processes and warehousing (Australian Property Institute, 2007). This

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