Copyright - What Can You Protect?
The legal protection known has “copyright” has come front and center over the past few years with major legal rulings regarding peer-to-peer networks on the Internet. Copyright protection, however, can be a confusing area of the law. This article details what can and cannot be protected by copyright.
Copyright Protection? - Yes
Copyright protects “original works of […]
What Licenses Do I Need to Start My Company?
What License do I need to start my company? This is the single most popular question we receive, representing over half of all queries to our question & answer site for small business owners.
There is, unfortunately, no complete answer to the question.
Every state, county, and municipality has a different set of rules and regulations […]
Fixing the Criminal Justice System; Topics for Debate
The criminal justice system in the United States needs fixing there is no doubt about it, but the system is so huge and so many interconnected problems where does one start? Well an online think tank has recently taken up this subject actually and a few of the members have identified areas, which could be […]
Advance Planning: The Advantages Of Living Wills
Nowadays, there are many treatments which offer patients with serious or terminal illnesses the chance to live longer. However, in some cases, these treatments may offer little or no chance of full recovery. They may have side effects that could be considered worse than the illness or leave the person in a condition he or […]
Beer - Underage Beer Drinking
As you’re growing up as a teenager, there are a number of things that you look forward to; getting your drivers license, graduating from high school, going to your senior prom, having your first date and having your first beer. The problem with this last one is that the drinking age and the thing […]
Partially Disabled: What Happens Next with my Virginia Workers’ Comp Claim?
You have an injury on the job. It prevents you from doing your old job and you have a partial disability. do you still receive compensation for this under Virginia Law?
PARTIAL DISABILITY: This can take many forms. You may have an arm impairment which limits your lifting. You may have a leg impairment which limits […]
Charity Donations
An act of charity can change the lives of numerous afflicted people around the world. Each one of us is surrounded by people who are much less privileged than us. These people are unable to lead a decent life due to lack of basic amenities to sustain themselves and their families. They may either be […]
California Lemon Law Attorneys
There are a number of attorneys who specialize in California’s Lemon Laws. They are in a lucrative field of practice, since the laws in this state allow for a number of buyer versus seller litigations.
Basically, California’s Lemon Law - also known as consumer warranty law - specifies that the manufacturer carry a high degree of […]
Mater Franchise Strategies and Transfer Issues; Case Study
There are many ways to extend your brand-name in a franchise company. The goal is to do it is fast as possible while maintaining a strong franchise family. Often franchise systems will choose a Master franchise strategy, whereby they will sell their rights to others within a region to again sell franchises.
This strategy […]
Write for rights - join Human Rights Day Write-a-Thon!
(NC)Inspired by an event launched last year by Amnesty International Poland, this year on December 10th, human rights supporters in Canada will take part in the Write-A-Thon for Rights.
December 10th is International Human Rights Day the 55th anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Last year, people from all over […]