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Intellectual Property
Our intellectual property, consisting of trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights and patents, is, in the aggregate, important to our business. We rely on a
combination of trade secret, trademark, copyright and patent laws in the United States and other jurisdictions, together with confidentiality agreements and
technical measures, to protect the confidentiality of our proprietary rights. As of December 31, 2010, we have been granted eight patents by the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and have 20 patent applications pending in the United States and other jurisdictions. Our patents expire between 2021 and 2027.
We rely more heavily on trade secret protection than patent protection. To protect our trade secrets, we control access to our proprietary systems and
technology and enter into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and consultants and confidentiality agreements with other
third parties. In addition, because of the relatively high cost we would experience in registering all of our copyrights with the United States Copyright Office,
we generally do not register the copyrights associated with our content with the United States Copyright Office.
Government Regulation
Advertising and promotional information presented to visitors on our websites and our other marketing activities are subject to federal and state
consumer protection laws that regulate unfair and deceptive practices. In the United States, Congress has begun to adopt legislation that regulates certain
aspects of the Internet, including online content, user privacy, taxation, liability for third-party activities and jurisdiction.
Federal, state, local and foreign governments are also considering other legislative and regulatory proposals that would regulate the Internet in more and
different ways than exist today. It is impossible to predict whether new taxes will be imposed on our services, and depending upon the type of such taxes,
whether and how we would be affected. Increased regulation of the Internet both in the United States and abroad may decrease its growth and hinder
technological development, which may negatively impact the cost of doing business via the Internet or otherwise materially adversely affect our business,
financial condition or operational results.
Employees
As of December 31, 2010, we had over 600 employees. None of our employees is represented by a labor union or is subject to a collective bargaining
agreement. We believe that relations with our employees are good.
Available Information
We file reports with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any other filings
required by the SEC. We make available free of charge in the investor relations section of our corporate website (http://ir.demandmedia.com) our annual
report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable
after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. References to the Company's corporate website address in this report are intended to be
inactive textual references only, and none of the information contained on our website is part of this report or incorporated in this report by reference.
The public may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The
public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site
(http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
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