How Private Are Your Documents?
Posted on December 31, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
The modern day law office relies substantially on the computer system and the network upon which it operates. Document creation, modification and retention is inextricably tied to the office computer system, and often left vulnerable to theft or piracy via that firm’s open internet connection. As the power and potential of the internet expands, the threats to personal and document privacy increase proportionally. Whether you run a corporate office, a law firm or a small business, the secure protection of your private documents will often represent the difference between victory and loss in a law suit.
Read More..>>Guide For Choosing A Personal Injury Lawyer
Posted on December 31, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Nobody wants to get into an accident. Unfortunately, accident happens. Finding a good personal injury lawyer is important, because personal injury cases often involve a big compensation. Most victims are not law gurus, and they often rely on their lawyer. Even if you buy insurance, insurance companies do not always look out for your best interest. Sadly, many insurance companies only care about making money. The goal of insurance company is to pay you the least amount of money possible. Here are some tips that can help you find a good personal injury lawyer.
Read More..>>Court Records
Posted on December 31, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Court records can now be searched by the general public, but why would you need to? If you intend to employ a person and place them within a position of authority or trust, you would feel a lot better doing this with the knowledge that that person has not been to prison for a major crime. It is only recently that the general public has been able to access court records, not too long ago it was only the highest officials who had access to such sensitive information. Your only option was to either strain your way through all of the red tape (which could take months), become a court official or get arrested.
Read More..>>Why Site Owners Must Know California Internet Regulations
Posted on December 31, 2007 - Filed Under Home and Family, Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Most sites on the web are at least faintly familiar with the implementation of legal regulations related to their sites. Most, however, have never heard of the California Catch-22.
Most sites tend to view complying with legal regulations as a somewhat amorphous subject. You know you are supposed to do something, but are not particularly sure why or what to do. This leads to the rather humorous situation where many sites have terms and conditions that are completely inapplicable the what they are doing and also look startlingly similar to terms and conditions found on other sites. One might even imagine a bit of “cut and paste” was going on, but who am I to say!
Read More..>>Safeguards For Copyrighted Collective Works
Posted on December 30, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Photographers often submit photos to publishers for inclusion in a book
or magazine. But what happens to the copyright for that photo? Does it
transfer to the publisher? What is the publisher allowed to do with the
copyright?
Unless the copyright to a photo is specifically transferred in total to a
publisher, the publisher’s use of that photo is limited by the usage
agreement. The publisher, however, creates a new copyright, called a
“collective work,” when your photo is combined with other photos, text,
illustrations, etc. Your photo then is covered by two copyrights – one for
the photo itself, and the other as part of a collective work.
Keys To Dismantling An Expert Witness
Posted on December 30, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Television and movies have colored the opinions of millions of people regarding the inner workings of a trial and the techniques routinely used by lawyers. In truth, a director of a television show has a limited amount of time to hold an audience captive and keep viewers tuned in. Although many attorneys would do well to abridge their own, often long-winded presentations, it’s just not possible to perform meaningfully in a few short minutes.
Usually, a lawyer in a movie comes out breathing hellfire from the opening salvo of a cross-examination to the moment he sits down four minutes later. This just isn’t practical in the real world.
Read More..>>Google, Youtube And Copyright
Posted on December 30, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
In a rather stunning move, Google recently purchased the popular video site YouTube The question many are asking is how Google will deal with the potential copyright violations on the site?
To show you how much the Internet has changed in a relatively short amount of time, it is important to look back at the last big public medium that had copyright issues. In this case, we are talking about Napster. As you know, Napster was a system where music could be traded by people for free. This, of course, drove the record labels and artists crazy. If people were trading the music for free, royalties and revenues were not being produced. To quell the uprising, the music industry went after Napster and even individual users, claiming that the copyright for the musical pieces was being violated. As you also know, the record companies won the fight.
Read More..>>Patenting - An Overview For New Inventors
Posted on December 30, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
If you are serious about an idea and want to see it turned into a fully fledged invention, it is essential to obtain some form of patent protection, at least to the ‘patent pending’ status. Without that, it is unwise to advertise or promote the idea, as it is easily stolen. More than that, businesses you approach will not take you seriously - as without the patent pending status your idea is just that - an idea.
1. When does an idea become an invention?
Whenever an idea becomes patentable it is referred to as an invention. In practice, this is not always clear-cut and may require external advice.
Us Trademark Searches
Posted on December 30, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Trademarks are names, phrases, logos or images used to uniquely identify your company and your products and services. Because trademarks are used in businesses, there are rights you can claim to protect your company, and there are governing bodies that regulate the use of your trademark. In the United States of America, the governing body called United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the governing body that makes your trademark and patented product unique. They guarantee that no other company can carry the same name, logo or product without proper approval from you.
Read More..>>The Battle Between Microsoft And Google
Posted on December 30, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
With the advent of the Internet revolution, the latest and greatest corporate war is clearly between Google and Microsoft. While that is no surprise to anyone, there are some interesting aspects of this battle.
One of the more humorous aspects of the war between Google and MSN is the concept of the favored party. Many people, particularly webmasters, view MSN as the evil empire. In contrast, Google is seen as the plucky new player on the block, who is rebelling against the Empire. While this classical Star Wars scenario sounds great at first, it simply isn’t very accurate.
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