Copyright

Obtaining Copyright Permission To Reprint Learning Materials

By pdelray at 2 May, 2012, 12:00 am

Setting out a semester of course materials can be quite a large task for any professor, and with the laws surrounding copyright permission to preprint materials, it can be made even more difficult. The main reason that you would want to obtain copyright permission is to create a set of course reading materials for your students. This will give learners one book for all of their learning needs throughout the entire course, or at least one section of it. In most cases, these materials will include relevant pieces of text from any number of sources.

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Most Writers Do Not Know How To Copyright Textbooks

By pdelray at 31 March, 2012, 12:00 am

Most writers do not know how to copyright textbooks. They may be capable of writing the perfect book for students but not sure what to do with it afterwards. Should they not take the legal steps needed to protect their work, others may be able to profit from it.

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Complying With Legal Requirement Using An Exchange Archive

By pdelray at 16 March, 2012, 12:00 am

With so many companies now having most of their important information in digital form, there has been much talk over the last few years about putting regulations in place to ensure that digital information is only viewable to the parties that are allowed access. This also works the other way around as digital information should also be made available in the case of a discovery notice being served. The majority of the information in question is going to be based in emails, and by using an exchange archive you can easily store those mails in a safe and compliant manner. An exchange archive can be set up in many different ways, as long as the end result is compliant with any rules and regulations that have been set in place.

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The Age Of Pirates: Is It Really That Important?

By ukirsanova at 7 February, 2012, 12:00 am

Pirated music has become more and more popular on the internet in recent years. Especially so due to the increase in Torrents, Usenet, and other means of downloading such media. With the increasing rise of the anti-intellectual property movement, in protesting moves to censor the internet with agreements such as PIPA, SOPA, and ACTA. In a recent survey, 70% of Americans believed that the need for free-flowing and uncensored information is more of a concern than the theft of intellectual property. In order to crack down on the so-called pirates, the industry is finding it awfully difficult to satify both themselves, and the millions upon millions of individuals who believe that the internet should remain almost deregulated to allow free access to news and culture.

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The Importance of Hiring An Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney

By ergostp at 29 November, 2011, 12:00 am

The legal system in the United States is extremely complicated. There are thousands of laws, statutes, and regulations that are enacted in order to protect personal rights, industrial fortitude, corporate interests, and national security. In fact, there are so many laws it is nearly impossible for one person to learn and remember them all. That is why law schools around the country branch students out into different areas of the law. Criminal defense is one such area of study, but even this field can be very vast. This may be why it is difficult to find a quality, high-profile criminal defense attorney.

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Thailand Lawyer the Answer to IP Infringements: US Embassy

By gsmyth at 1 October, 2011, 12:00 am

The flourishing counterfeit trade in Thailand may be a goldmine for bargain hunters but it has hampered efforts to attract foreign investment.

Pirated goods are not always easy to spot in terms of appearance or even quality but are significantly cheaper than the genuine product. In Bangkok alone, pirated products are sold across 10 major sites and are available to foreign tourists in centres such as Chiang Mai and Had Yai.

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Legal PR SEO Tips

By JNevil at 19 August, 2011, 12:00 am

Some of the most common services offered by legal PR companies to their clients are article writing and press releases. In fact, those services are really important as they can help increase both the online and offline reputation of law firms. With press releases you don’t need to write long ones and in fact what is really important is the relevance of the information that it contains and the way you present it, therefore they should be short but sharp. Press release and marketing articles are also vitally important tools for SEO campaigns. Here are some simple tips to increase the results of your clients SEO campaign using press releases.

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What Is Professional Services PR?

By JNevil at 7 July, 2011, 12:00 am

The expression Professional Services refers to any infrequent, technical or unique function that is performed by independent consultants specialised in rendering such services. Therefore we can say that professional services are any type of services that may be rendered by a formally certified member of a professional body, who has the required skilled to provide a satisfying solution to his clients. Professional services encompass fields such as accounting, legal, medical, actuaries, appraisers, architects, attorneys, brokerage firms, business consultants, business development managers, copywriters….etc That particular expression has been recently associated to Public Relations to qualify a new kind of PR agency called Professional Services PR.
Those particular agencies are characterised by their dedication to provide sophisticated, expertise-driven marketing and business development strategies as well as some applications for authors, accountants, attorneys, consultants, engineers, sales trainers, tech services firms and other professionals. Actually, as competition intensifies, many professionals are discovering the limits of traditional marketing; therefore they see media as a niche market likely to increase their revenue. In fact, newsletters, press releases, and other public relations tools are widely used by accounting, law, architectural, engineering, and management consulting firms.

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What Is Legal PR?

By JNevil at 7 July, 2011, 12:00 am

The term legal PR can mean either PR for lawyers and judicial professionals or litigation PR, which refers to the effort of protecting the client’s reputation during a judicial dispute. In 2003 a famous American communication agency gave a definition of legal PR that has become a reference. According to that communication agency legal PR is: the management of the communication process during the course of any judicial dispute or adjudicatory processing so as to affect the outcome or its impact on the client’s overall reputation. In fact, legal PR is mainly concerned with protecting the client’s image and reputation when involved in a dispute that leads to a trial.

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Preparing Well for Your Day in Court

By jackrlandry at 5 April, 2011, 12:00 am

Going to court can be a nerve wracking experience. You want to make sure that you understand everything that you should when you are going to have to go to court so that you are not embarrassed or excessively nervous.

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