Movie Day at the Supreme Court "I Know it When I See It": the Definition of Obscenity
Oct 05, 2010
What is obscene under U.S.
law has plagued our courts for the last fifty years. Many people dont
realize that in our society, which trumpets free speech, that there are many
restrictions on speech, ...
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Are You a Talent Agent?
Oct 05, 2010
Think youre a big Hollywood agent type? Ferrari.
Lots of lunches. Drinks by the
pool. Schmoozing, schmoozing,
schmoozing. The Player. Most people laugh at the thought, but lots of
the laughter is f...
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The ABC's of Website Law
Oct 05, 2010
Age. The age of your users impacts the website. According to Federal Trade Commission
regulations through the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), a website must get a parents
permission ...
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Letters of Intent: Why Business People Love Them and Lawyers Hate Them
May 05, 2010
Letters of Intent (LOI) , also known as Memoranda of
Understanding and Memoranda of Agreement, are a device used to signal parties
agreement to the basic structure of serious negotiations to close a de...
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Origins of Intellectual Property Law: Trade Secrets
May 05, 2010
The first assertions
of trade secret rights are reported to be in England in the sixteenth
century. In the United States, the first
United States case was in Massachusetts in 1868.
When Do You Have a ...
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Origins of Intellectual Property Law: Trademark
May 05, 2010
According to the
United Kingdom government, the first trademark legislation was enacted in the
late nineteen century. In the United
States, the first federal trademark legislation was enacted in 1870...
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Origins of Intellectual Property Law: Copyright
May 05, 2010
According to the
United Kingdom government, the Statute of Anne was the first statute to legally
address copyright during the eighteen century.
In the United States, the first copyright law was pass...
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Origins of Intellectual Property Law: Patents
May 05, 2010
The United Kingdom
Patent Office states that the first patent was issued in London in the fifteenth century. In the United States, the first patent was
granted in 1790. Patent is used to
protect method...
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Origins of Intellectual Property Law
May 05, 2010
Intellectual Property
is the group of legal rights in things that people create or invent. Intellectual property rights include patent,
copyright, trademark and trade secret rights.
In Europe and some ...
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Naming a Company or Product
May 05, 2010
Naming your company, product or service is an important task. Good branding dictates that names convey who
you are and what you provide. "A rose by
any other name is still a rose," but consumers rememb...
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