Software Piracy, Fair Use Law, And Copyright Infringement
Posted on April 9, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
As the multi-billion dollar software industry continues to become more and more financially lucrative, some of the more unethical entrepreneurs in America are attempting to get in on the moneymaking action by distributing pirated software. Often carried out online, software piracy can cost the industry millions of dollars in lost revenue, and the offense can carry hefty punitive fines and prison sentences.
Read More..>>Sing Sing State Prison - One Day - One Lifetime
Posted on April 5, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Sing Sing State Prison: One Day, One Lifetime, written by Author; Al Bermudez Pereira a Florida resident originally from Brooklyn, NY, by way of Vieques, PR., offers a fascinating, inside view of one of the hardest penitentiaries in the country. Sing Sing, located in Ossining, New York, has housed many of the most vicious and infamous criminals since its inception.
As a Correction Officer at Sing Sing, the author provides the reader with information heretofore shielded from the public eye. Written in a conversational, narrative tone, Mr. Bermudez conveys chilling stories on violent criminals bent on destruction, an educational history of the prison, the psychological and emotional toll of working in such an environment has taken and the relationships he has forged over the years.
Read More..>>Active Shooter Response For Police
Posted on March 18, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Columbine 04/20/99, Utah Mall Shooting 02/07, Virginia Tech Massacre 04/16/07. These are all active shooter situations where armed subject(s) enter a public place to murder as many people as possible. These incidents have become more common in our society and it is the Patrol Officer who will be first on scene and may have to confront heavily armed suspect(s). Hopefully your agency has developed training and procedures for responding to active shooter situations. These situations are extremely dangerous for the responding Officer(s) because by the time we arrive, the scene is chaotic and information is usually limited and basic.
Read More..>>Consumer Law
Posted on January 23, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Consumer law has been designed by the government to protect the consumers. In other words the consumer law or rights that exist protect consumer’s safety and public health. You will find that the consumer organizations have been formed to help consumers make better choices in the products they buy. Let’s look at a recent example for a moment. With trade in China many toys have come in with lead paint. This concerns the consumers as lead paint has been found to be detrimental to health. In the US regulations against the use of lead paint have been created. So for consumer law in the United States that importation of lead based products goes against the consumer laws of safety and public health. The items have of course been recalled based on the consumer law.
Read More..>>Getting Your New Corporation Up And Running - Funding
Posted on January 8, 2008 - Filed Under Automotive, Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Once you form a new business entity, you need to come up with a way to get money into it. This concept is known as capitalization or funding of the business entity.
At first glance, funding an entity seems fairly simple. Don’t the officers of the corporation simply open a bank account and deposit some money? Unfortunately, it is not that simple. The money has to come from somewhere, typically the shareholders.
Funding a new corporate entity is obviously a critical step, but how is it done. There are three primary methods, although one should check with applicable laws in your state to delineate which are available. Regardless, let’s take a closer look.
Read More..>>Which Government Agency Is In Charge Of Recalling Certain Products?
Posted on January 3, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - http://www.fda.gov:
The FDA is probably most thought of when the word “recall” comes up. It is obvious that the FDA deals with food and drug issues, but they are also in charge of testing, monitoring and recalling medical devices (pacemakers, contact lenses…), animal feed, cosmetics, and products with the potential to cause health-related side effects, such as cell phones and lasers. Although the FDA is in charge of “food,” they also share that responsibility with the next federal agency…
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - http://www.usda.gov:
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