United States copyright law

findings to the broad body of knowledge. Furthering these findings, applied and demonstration research has produced and tested such advancements, thus completing the cycle of research and development, or “R&D”. Previously a leader in R&D, the United States has experienced tragic changes that present challenges to the field of research administration.…

Introduction Geographically, Canada is in a unique media situation. Eighty-five percent of Canadians live within 200 miles of the American border and most share the same language (Skinner, Gasher, (2005). And since the population is so small compared to the States, it makes it very easy for them to come in and influence Canadian media. There are factors, some controlled by the government and some not, that help regulate and control the foreign influence and keep the interests of Canadians in…

Some cases in the Supreme Court’s history stand out more than others. The case of Microsoft v. AT&T is an example of such a case. This case, which resulted in a major and influential ruling on the inclusion of software coding in patent laws, is an example of a dynamic ruling. This claim will be further explored, but first it is necessary to build an understanding of the meaning of both the dynamic and constrained perspectives. 1. Dynamic v. Constrained Courts When it comes to the American…

The Struggle for a New Order, by Marina Ottaway, Copyright, 1993, by The Brookings Institution. The book is dense with details on the governments agencies, the struggle, and the transition from apartheid during the first two years. The author, Marina Ottaway is the former Senior Research Associate and Head of the Middle East Program in the Woodrow Wilson Center, and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her bio on the Wilson Center website states that she is a long time analyst of…

Often a heated topic among business professionals as well as hard workers fearful of losing their jobs, outsourcing is big issue portrayed in the media. Outsourcing is the act of having people in foreign countries perform work that could be or once was completed by the home country. Although people argue that the labor is cheaper, it leaves others with a sense of dread as they fear unemployment and the effects it has on the economy. To begin with, it is important to understand why companies…

industrial age, but the current US patent system is restricting its potential. The Federal government of the United States is questioning the legality of additive manufacturing and considers it destructive to intellectual property holders. Restrictions on 3D printing could put a damper on ingenuity and be detrimental to future innovation. Therefore, lawmakers should deregulate intellectual property laws and allow unrestricted use of 3D printing to support next generation manufacturing systems…

Revenge porn and the pressure for laws They were images which began as an intimate exchange between two lovers, with no intention to be shown to the world. Farrah Jones was shocked to find her private, intimate images shared on the internet. What began as a private sharing of images with her ex-boyfriend turned into a public viewing. Farrah is just one of the hundreds of Australian women to fall victim to revenge porn which is the “sharing of private sexual images and recordings of a person…

research available is based on the abuses children suffer at the hands of guardians and the ill-equipped agencies designed to protect them the loss of inability for children to gain substantial rights is entwined to with the Greco-Roman tradition and laws of western society. To understand the discrimination of children and to better protect this vulnerable population there must be a movement to acknowledge that children have rights,…

Common law is the development of systems and rules to articulate a decision based on precedent, tradition and customs. History has developed, through these techniques, to create an ideology that results in a massive grey area within the words. Laws have and will always be words on a piece of paper, the customs of the laws are unique. These customs, precedents, and traditions have created institutional inequality built into the architecture of law. This relationship is presented by Galanter,…

got our selves a new president in the office. As soon as Mr. Trump got into office tons of riots started, people chanted “hes not my president”, and America was struck with fear over this change in government, but are we just really overreacting? Our laws have already been placed before Trumps introduction to presidency and we think just cause we have a new president slavery is gonna become a thing again, our family members will be forced out of the country, and men will have greater rights. Can…