Does a Valid Copyright Exist in the Song “Happy Birthday to You”?
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From “Copyright and Trademark Matters”. See Particularly the comment on crowd sourcing the Law in the last paragraph.
Category: News
What are the Immigration Consequences of the Fall of DOMA?
J D Supra.com has a piece by Scott Legal Services PC that addresses the Immigration consequences following from the fall of DOMA. “One of the key policy drivers behind Immigration law is family unification and several aspects of the law provide for preferential immigration treatment for spouses.” Under DOMA this aspect of the Law was put aside for Gay and Lesbian couples. (READ MORE)
Why Bush Violated the Fourth Amendment, and Obama Has Not
Geoffery R. Stone of The University of Chicago Law School writes The reasonable expectation of “privacy” has evolved since the Court coined the concept in 1967 – and Obama’s actions have respected that expectation. (Read More)
The Text of United States v. Windsor
SupremeCourt.com the full text of United States v. Windsor striking down DOMA (in Part).
House Republicans mull ways to advance immigration bill
Not good enough, but ….Reuters — Some House Republicans signaled they would offer a way for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country to get legal status that could be portrayed as something other than a pathway to citizenship.
Nothing is More Expensive than a Cheap Lawyer
This is worth reading. Nothing is More Expensive than a Cheap Lawyer
An Interesting Article by John Palvus in MIT Technology Review
What Will Terms-of-Service Agreements Look Like in the Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces?
Why the Courts, not the Legislatures will deliver on the promise of Gay Marriage
An Interesting Article by Nicolas Stephanopoulos of The University of Chicago
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Ownership of Social Media Accounts
Network World has an interesting article on the problems ownership of Social Media accounts can present for businesses. Click Here