Category: Law & Legal
Legal Jobs: Recent Changes in the Industry
For decades, even centuries, the jobs of lawyers and legal professionals remained pretty much the same. They were assigned a case-either to argue the guilt or liability of a certain party, or to defend a certain party-and they would question witnesses, study old court cases to find legal precedents relevant to that case, and construct
Family Law Attorney Q&A
When should I consult with a divorce attorney? It is never too early in the process to consult with an attorney. Engaging with legal counsel early allows you to make informed decisions and avoid potential pitfalls – increasing your ability to achieve your goals. Remember, consulting with an Austin divorce attorney does not mean that
Email Yourself To Protect Your Own Copyright
Email yourself a copy or document of your work, which you want protected by a copyright. Do this before you ever post it online, or anywhere else! You will then see a time-stamp at the corner of your email. This is what helps protect your work, only if it hasn’t appeared anywhere else but in
Basics of Navigating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA")
Due to the proliferation of the Internet, social media platforms, and hosting websites, online service providers have often become unwitting hosts to materials that may potentially infringe on the copyrights of another. Likewise, original content creators have also increasingly found themselves to be targets of unjustified DMCA takedown requests. Sometimes these takedown requests are made
Cook County Family Law Attorneys and Information
Family law refers to areas of law such as divorce, child support, adoption, pre-nuptial agreements and child custody. If you are dealing with a family law issue in Lake County, Illinois we almost always recommend that you hire a Lake County based attorney to handle your case or someone who regularly appears there. Cook County
The Supreme Court’s Plenary Power Doctrine
The Plenary Power Doctrine is a central, integral feature of the Supreme Court’s immigration jurisprudence (the entire subject of law, the study of law and legal questions) since the late 19th century. The doctrine gives the legislative and executive branches broad authority to regulate immigration. In addition, the doctrine holds that the courts should generally
Wisconsin Contract Law – What Makes a Legally Binding Contract?
As a business owner, you probably enter into contractual relationships every day. Many of you deal with written contracts on a fairly regular basis. However, do you understand the basic concepts of contract law and what makes a legally binding contract? Do you know what to look for when reviewing contracts prepared by the other
Copyrighting Tattoo Art
It is difficult to identify a more personalized statement or method of collaborative endorsement than utilizing our bodies as canvases, permanently marking one’s skin. Tattooists might constitute some of the most prolific producers of artwork. Their client’s tattooed compositions are more broadly and readily visible than works done perhaps in nearly any other medium. Yet
Legal Recruiting: How to Explain Bad Grades
As a practicing attorney who volunteers regularly at a couple of local law schools, I spend a fair amount of time mentoring students. One question I get frequently during the recruiting season is, “How can I explain to interviewers why my grades aren’t very good?” While it’s true that you can’t change your grades, how
Legal Separation in Texas
When you are experiencing a marital conflict with your spouse and want to take a step towards divorce, some couples consider legal separation as a viable option. Legal separation is beneficial if both spouses believe that they no longer want to live together but would still like to remain married, whether it is a fear
Intellectual Property Management in Cyberspace
The continuous growth in technology has brought a lot of changes on how things are done. In the search for fast accessibility and ease, mankind has created a new means of connecting things in a so-called web – the Internet. The Internet also known as the cyberspace is a place where everything is coded digitally.
California and the Three Strikes Law
Taken from the game of baseball, the Three Strikes Law operates under the saying “three strikes and you’re out!” This harsh law means that offenders can be sentenced to life imprisonment for a crime as minor as petty theft, if they have two other convictions on their record. This law was enacted as a result
Sources of Islamic Law
Opening remarks Islam is the complete code of life. It gives guidance in all walk of life. Under Islamic law the term law includes the moral law and legal enactments. According to Islam ultimate source of any authority is God alone. Sources of Islamic law 1. Quran Quran is the first and primary source of
2 Important Intellectual Property Tools Every Small Business Owner Should Know About
Small business owners have lots of intangible assets: photographs, website copy, sales brochures, and so on. These are all considered “intellectual property” — you own the copyright to anything your business creates for itself. But what about when you hire someone from outside the company to create something for you, like sales copy or web
Protect Your Songs – Music Does Get Stolen
Many songwriters wonder if it’s really that big a deal to worry about getting songs stolen. Why bother with copyright or song registration paperwork? My music is safe as soon as I write it down, right? Well, yes and no. True, actual copyright protection attaches as soon as original material is put into physical form.
How To Avoid Copyright Infringement
Copyright, patent, trademark, and trade secrets are all ways in which people can protect their intellectual property. However, there are key differences in each of the protective instruments in regard to what exactly they’re protecting. One of the most common tools used in cases of intellectual property is Copyright. According to the Government’s Copyright office,
The Future of Music Royalty Rights – Performance Rights Organizations and the Internet
Introduction The face of music copyright law is quickly changing. Through the internet, users have access to literally billions of songs and playlists from all around the world and from every time period. Similarly, musicians and singers can post their latest works on social network websites such as MySpace or YouTube. Many popular artists today
Protect Your Work With Copyrights
Copyright protection is to be had for original works of authorship which are constant in a tangible shape, whether published or unpublished. The categories of works that may be protected by copyright legal guidelines encompass artwork, literary works, stay performances, pictures, movies, and software program. It’s crucial to take into account that copyright regulation covers