The law of intellectual property is commonly understood as providing an incentive to authors and inventors to produce works for the benefit of the public by regulating the public's use of such works in order to ensure that authors and inventors are compensated for their efforts.
Sponges, colonial animals in the phylum Porifera, are primitive invertebrates that are dominated by marine species. Typically, they are benthic, sessile filter feeders that are asymmetrical.
The surname Grant was first found in Inverness-shire ( Gaelic : Siorrachd Inbhir Nis ) divided between the present day Scottish Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles , and consisting of a large northern mainland area and various island areas off the west coast , the shire was anciently both a Pictish and Norwegian stronghold , where they held ...