Week 7 EOC: Intellectual property Questions

1.What is the first step when we find someone else using my intellectual property without my permission?

2. What is the best way(s) to protect my intellectual property or creation?

3. What is the best way to protect my intersts while working under contract work?

4. What are common legal issues while doing freelance work?

5. Do all states deal with intellectual property the same and how do they differ?

6. What is a rough percentage of intellectual property cases that are found in favor of the original creator?

7. Does intellectual property stay the same online and in print?

8. When is it necassary to trademark my intellectual property?

9. At what point of change does someones else's intellectual property become your own?

10. What is a common timeframe for a intellectual property case to be settled or ruled upon?

Week 6: Illicit: What do you think of it?

            What do I think of illicit trade of goods, well I think in my opinion it has both its positive and negative sides to it. First of all yes the bad, or negative sides of this out weighs the good. Like for example the illicit trade can lead to human trafficking which is highly illegal, and can also be very dangerous, and even at time deadly. It can also lead to high power gansters gaining power over high power political officials. Also the illicit trade can lead to a large problem of drug trafficking which has been a problem known around the world. The drug trade is also a very dangerous and deadly situation. The illicit in my opinion has its good sides. But I do not agree with the illegal side of it though. But however, I do believe it stimulates the economy. And it still is moving money through our system no matter how much we don’t agree with what is going on with the illicit trade. Also these illicit criminals build communities for people to live in. Although it’s a way for them to wash their money. Also another good side that be viewed by the illicit trade is it still gives jobs to people. Even though they are not the healthiest jobs or safest. People are still working and supporting their families. Or for the least part trying to take care of them. Yes illicit trade has is definite bad sides to it, but on the other hand it can have a few good points. Even though in my opinion it is a very bad, wrong, immoral thing to do to people and the world and everybody is affected by this massive crime committed through out the known world we humans live in.     

Week 5 Eoc: Lawyers looking for Fame

I have to agree that lawyers are greedy for fame. Lawyers are always bragging that they got to argue in front of the Supreme Court, and that they are pretty much the top lawyer for doing so. Even if they lost the case. Which you would think that losing the case would make them look like idiots, or incompetent to the laws we have in the United States. And for example, there are, “Supreme Court-seeking programs at law schools and prominent…attorneys try to scope out cases with Supreme Court potential to gain experience and bragging rights arguing before the court.” (http://washingtonindependent.com/100309/expert-supreme-court-lawyers-blamed-for-immigration-rulings)  Some of these Supreme Court cases that have been argued are going to so-called expert lawyers, and in some cases these lawyers have argued in the Supreme Court more than five times more or work for law firms who have had argued cases many times in the Supreme Court.  Also, “Fewer than 1 in 10,000 practicing attorneys ever stand at the Supreme Court lectern.” (http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/10/young_cleveland_lawyer_to_argu.html) Also most lawyers say that they are only involved in a case for the individual client, and client needs, but really it is just a front for them to get the case and to try and make it a Supreme Court case, even if it is not a Supreme Court case. Also when lawyers do this and take case to the Supreme Court the court might rule against them and making a new law which will affect later cases down the road. Most lawyers who appear before the Supreme Court are lawyers who do come from large law firms. Also these large law firms who are taking the cases to the Supreme Court are giving their services for free because they know that they will be heading to the Supreme Court to argue. This also means the law firm would, “draw prestige and paying clients to their firms.”  (http://www.bullfax.com/?q=node-roberts-court-new-breed-lawyers-races-argue-supreme-cou) So yes I would have to agree the lawyers are only in it for the fame and fortune.