One of the most difficult points about Copyright is legally proving you thought it up in the first place. In a study carried out by File-Reg.Com in 2005 we found that 37% of advertising agencies we interviewed where the victim of plagiarism In 2006 this jumped to 40.2%. This jumped to more then 70% in the broadcasting industry, however in 2006 there has been a slight decrease to 67.5%. This decrease is due to the fact that producers are taking more precautions with their formats, while broadcasting companies try to stay out of the 'plagiarism' limelight.
In another study we found that research data, sensitive information, concepts and information about new production methods are stolen on a regular basis. Few companies register their work, whereby this simple lack of evidence hampers judicial procedures.
The research had shown that 69.6% of blue collar workers stole corporate documents and information, mostly when leaving a company. In 2006 this has risen to 74.8%. Figures are based on the IP theft monitor introduced by File-Reg.
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Victims of Copyright violations may register their future work free of charge until 2010 at File-Reg.Com.
In order to receive this offer we must have legal evidence such as:
Documents of a court case or evidence from your lawyer.
Even if you did not win the case we will consider your eligibility based on the documents you *send.
Theft Monitor
Should you know or hear of any cases of intellectual property theft we would like to know. We do not need to know names of people or companies - but the area of expertise such as advertising, TV, office etc.
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*All documents and information sent to File-Reg.Com will remain completely confidential and will be destroyed or returned upon request.
