A blog (a portmanteau of the term web log)[1] is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting of discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse chronological order (the most recent post appears first). Until 2009 blogs were usually the work of a single individual, occasionally of a small group, and often were themed on a single subject. More recently "multi-author blogs" (MABs) have developed, with posts written by large numbers of authors and professionally edited. MABs from newspapers, other media outlets, universities, think tanks, interest groups and similar institutions account for an increasing quantity of blog traffic. The rise of Twitter and other "microblogging" systems helps integrate MABs and single-author blogs into societal newstreams. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
Ronald D Rhodes Jr on 19 Jan 13This article explains that if a copyright is orphaned or abandoned it is free game. Well this is true. I happen to own a Trademark and if I dont keep it enforce I will not have rights to it anymore. The same applies to certain copyrighted materials. Utility patents only last 17 years an to maintain them you have to cite a change in the art and re-apply to extend the original patent with the modifications.
