Law & Ethics - December 2006

how can i protect my intrest when i aply for a patent.? i am a simple working man without mutch education and i supose i,m being paranoid but i have made something that works well and as far as i can determine has never ben patented.can anyone give me some good advice?

2006-12-11 11:22:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need a legal point of view.

2006-12-11 11:06:53 · 6 answers · asked by Sailor 2

I think they mostly start out OK, but being exposed to so much greed and corruption eventually turns 70 to 80 percent of them. What do you think?

2006-12-11 10:53:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a Pisces and she's a Capricorn by the way
And the gun will be white of course.

2006-12-11 10:48:42 · 10 answers · asked by cryingrainbow 2

Im trying to get one of my ideas patented, but i find it very difficult to get it done, especially considering my age (21). Banks will only let me take out a max loan of 5k (secured) and the more loans i take out from different banks, the lower my credit score will be.
The idea is genious...sorry i cant tell you what it is. I have a commercial advertising the product made (3d animation). but my biggest concern is finding the finances. I figure it'll cost 10-15k between lawyer fees, patent fees, etc. another huge problem is i have no contacts..i dont know any company sales reps. i cant just call and ask for an appoinment cause im sure they get hundreds of these calls a day. and then theres the fact that they might think 'chances are its a pitiful product' before they even talk to me. i wish i could tell you what it is, but you would probably steal the idea. i have a client that ive done some animation for and he had his stolen. because of patent PENDING...so im trying to be cautious

2006-12-11 10:30:01 · 3 answers · asked by jlp.media 3

my husband has cheated , lied and manipulated me. now this time we are getting a divorce. his girlfriend got me fired and i would like to know in this circumstance would i be awarded alomony. it has been about a year. also he has his own buisness would i be able to get a percentage of it to support me and my children since he said to stay home with the children? any helpful advice would be nice .

2006-12-11 10:28:08 · 11 answers · asked by kim 3

Is there a specific number of women required on a job before they are required to provide an outhouse just for women?

2006-12-11 10:23:30 · 2 answers · asked by Brunehilda 1

For stealing a cell phone... I have court at the end of january and I would like a little heads up on how much I should save up.

2006-12-11 10:22:46 · 1 answers · asked by Heather 3

I was so high when I said that. lol. But I said this infront of a jude. I also may have refferd to my kid as a "damn crack baby". But now I want full custody of the kid. How do I do this, and am I in trouble?

2006-12-11 10:10:57 · 13 answers · asked by ohel l 1

there was a school policy that says that if a student was failing,that they couldn't go to the library or anywhere b/c they were failing.i had a research paper to do for 1 of my classes,& i was on the failing students list,but the research paper was my final exam for 1 of the classes that i was failing.i was able to get into the library,only thanks to the principal.i told a teacher about that policy,that u couldn't go to the library if you were failing,& she said that i could sue.i'm not saying that i would,but anyway,the point is,that the teacher then went & asked somebody about it,& they said there was no such policy.the person she asked was an administrative person.now this "policy" isn't around anymore,but i swear to u it was.is it true,that i could sue b/c they wouldn't let me go to the library b/c i was on the failing students list,if i could prove it?there isn't any way that i could prove it,even if i wanted to sue,but i was just wondering.but yeah,is it true,that i could sue?

2006-12-11 10:04:48 · 5 answers · asked by K.D. 3

that's the only one i ever hear being used....what are the rest?

2006-12-11 09:46:20 · 8 answers · asked by here today, gone to maui ★ 5

what problem with the constitution did the bill solve ?

2006-12-11 09:41:38 · 5 answers · asked by tati 1

2006-12-11 09:37:19 · 3 answers · asked by thomas k 1

When a homeless advocate asked for the court to hear a matter-Without a trial the Court Ruled

"LightfootLane has no standing to complain-simply that their government is violating the law"

This has Happened somewhere. Do this happen in America or in a dictatorship?

2006-12-11 09:33:55 · 3 answers · asked by janshouse justice for all 2

Two of the owners of our business used to work for another company. My husband helped them start there own company 2 years ago. Periodically over the last two years they have had cancellations of possible customers that say the other company said very bad things about our company or the owners. We have let this go, but it is just not right as weare trying to build our company with no help from them. They are a multimillion $ company and weare only just starting.
We just recieved the BBB torch award for all that our company does last week. There company did not recieve anything which is why I feel they are still trying to drag us down.
I know we need to have proof of slander, but is this enough of a reason to sue? Or should we just let it go and Pray that God has better plans for the company.

2006-12-11 09:32:05 · 7 answers · asked by lpdecca 2

3 years ago my car was bought in SC at a major dealership. We got a huge discount interest rate because his credit was good. When it came down to paperwork we signed the contract, the account manager even walked us through the explanation of the contract. The contract was for 48 months at $277 a month. So we signed the contract and the car was mine. 2 days later the account manager had to call us back to redo the contract. (I still have the copies of his mistake) Now, here is the problem, I call the finance company to get payoff information and I find out that contract that we signed was a lease! In the beginning, we were never told the contract was not a lease! Is there a way for me to fight this! I'm an independent college student, I dont have much money, and I feel like I was scammed big time. If you could help lead me in the right direction, i would greatly appreciate it!

2006-12-11 09:29:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-11 09:21:36 · 7 answers · asked by Mike B 1

What is the official name of the attorney named to represent the child in juvenille court hearings?

Thanks !

2006-12-11 09:14:08 · 3 answers · asked by Heather N 2

My friend and I are writing a paragraph about the drinking age being changed to 18 years of age. Can you please give us some ideas of what are some reasons that it should be changed??????

2006-12-11 09:12:54 · 11 answers · asked by faredogg 1

I need to know if this is legal. I recorded a phone conversation w/ someone w/o their knowledge, so it could be used to discredit them in court for a very close friend. Is this even legal in Virginia? I know some states allow it.

2006-12-11 09:02:06 · 12 answers · asked by Nikki J 2

any lawyers out there that knows anything about legal maters regarding false death information to obtain the prepayed burials funds. whos to blame the undertaker or the state that dishes out the money to them or both? should the state be made to pay the people back? need serious answers only PLEASE

2006-12-11 09:00:28 · 2 answers · asked by mamma bird 3

This country is so divided that we are in terrible danger. I mean if divide and conquer has any meaning we're in trouble. So since there is already so much disention in the ranks how can we possibly win. I seem to remember that on 9/12/01 we all seemed to be on the same page. But then this whole thing was turned on us. Our rights have eroded, all pot smokers have been branded as terror supporters, and anyone who speaks they mind is quikly shouted down as a traitor. What happened and how do you think we should fix it?

2006-12-11 08:58:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-11 08:50:48 · 2 answers · asked by ed 1

2006-12-11 08:49:26 · 12 answers · asked by maria r 1

My coach purse with my IPOD, $300 cellphone and make-up got stolen at school. i got a new phone, but then one of the theif's friend called me. My friend impostered the theif to get a name. is that illegal? (they were also asking for weed, they are minors)

2006-12-11 08:47:56 · 15 answers · asked by m11y. 5

Please tell me how to better this. It has to be another minute longer. Topic: How Does the Patriot Act Vioate the Constitution?


Here it is:



The U.S. Constitution took effect on March 4th, 1789. It was created to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.” It also set up a system of checks and balances, to make sure that no branch of government became too powerful. The last thing the United States wanted to become was the oppressive government they had only just recently separated themselves from. To further guarantee the freedoms of the American people, a block of twelve amendments was proposed, and ten were ratified. Passed in 1791, these amendments make up the United States Bill of Rights. They insure basic freedoms such as the freedom of speech, press, and religion. Others lay down the basis of search and seizure, privacy, and the due process of law. The constitution( with the addition of twenty-seven amendments) guaranteed the rights of the American people for over 200 years.
But in the morning hours of September eleventh, 2001, terrorists hijacked four planes. One crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, another into the pentagon, and the remaining two into the world trade centers. In response, President Bush declared a war on terrorism, including Al-Qaeda, and Osama Bin-Ladin. In march 2003 the U.S. invaded Iraq, stating that they had weapons of mass destruction, and ties to Al-Qaeda. On December 13th, 2003, Saddam was arrested for mass murder. Recently he has been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging.
In addition to our foreign war, several bills were passed to aid in the war against terrorism. In 2002, Congress passed and the president signed the bill forming the department of homeland security, the largest change in the contemporary U.S. government. The cabinet department’s responsibility is to keep the American people safe from both terrorist attacks and natural disasters. The U.S. also passed the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act, and invoked the help of the National Security Agency. Since that time, the U.S. has walked a very fine line between protecting our liberties, and disregarding them. The Constitution was established to protect us, and yet acts such as the patriot act are getting around “the supreme law of the land” Please know, this is my opinion, but unfortunately, it isn’t the view of the court system.
The P.A.T.R.I.O.T. act encroaches upon the liberties set down for us in the constitution in many ways, but let’s start sequentially, shall we? The act violates the fourth amendment. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution reads: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons of things to be seized." The Patriot Act, now passed and the law of the land, has revoked the necessity for probable cause, and now allows the police, just so long as you are suspected of being a terrorist, to enter and search your house — and not even have to tell you about it. Yes, nicknamed sneak and peak, the U.S. Patriot Act allows for delay of a notification of a warrant. A warrant which can now be issued without even probable cause.
The U.S. also violates the fourth amendment using the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance act, which can gather information without a warrant for foreign interest. The FISA can order a wire-tap. We’re now gathering information for ourselves alone, not a foreign country, that is illegal. In addition to the violation of the amendment, it destroys a major aspect of their Constitution, checks and balances. Without judicial oversight in these matters, the scales are thrown way off.
Believe it or not, the act also violates the fifth amendment! It violates the Fifth Amendment by allowing for indefinite incarceration without trial for those deemed by the Attorney General to be threats to national security. The Fifth Amendment guarantees that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, and the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act does away with due process. It provides for indefinite incarceration, and delay of a lawyer, if they see one at all! Basically, it allows suspected terrorists to be shipped away to some cell in Guantanamo Bay without even a trial! So obviously, that shatters the sixth amendment as well, which provides for a “speedy and public trial”.
What about the eighth amendment? It states that there should not be any cruel or unusual punishments. I’ll leave this one to you, do you call getting shipped to some dirty cell in Guantanamo without a lawyers consult, a trial, or even a conviction cruel and unusual?
And of course, it is misused. A North Carolina man was charged with creating chemical weapons after he was busted for running a meth lab. Instead of six months in jail, he now faces twelve years. The U.S. also used section 806 to seize 4.5 million dollars from a telemarketing company that scammed the elderly into thinking they had won the Canadian lottery, as long as they paid thousands in back income taxes. The section allows the government to freeze or seize the assets of any group or individual who are funding terrorist organizations. I mean, sure, they were being mean to old people, but a terrorist organization they were not. It was up to the Canadian government to shut them down. We had no right to dismantle the group, let alone seize their assets! And just months after the passing of the act, the justice department was teaching seminars on how to extend the wire-tapping provisions to include non-terrorism cases. It has also been confirmed by the president that the NSA tapped phones without a warrant, or FISA order. Not only did they do this, but President Bush, knew completely about it! To me, that sounds just a tad illegal!
It is comforting to know however some parts of the act have been ruled unconstitutional by the courts. On September 29, 2004, U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero struck down Section 505—which allowed the government to issue "National Security Letters" to obtain sensitive customer records from Internet service providers and other businesses without judicial oversight. The section is very broad in its definition of business records. These include phone records, Internet records, and library records. Not only must the service providers or business owners furbish the government with our private records, but they aren’t allowed to tell us that they gave them away. If they do, they can be charged as an accessory. Not only does this section violate the first and fourth amendment, it throws off the marvelous American system of checks and balances. A judge is supposed to be the only one who can issue a subpoena, but not anymore. This section completely cut out the judicial system. At least the system of checks and balances allowed the courts to overrule this section and declare it unconstitutional.
I call for a return to the U.S. Constitution. While some may say it needs to change with the times, it hardly has in the past 200 years. It keeps our government restrained. If we continue down this path, who knows how long it will be until warrants are abolished all together, or the due process of law is ignored completely. I say that we are walking down that road today, and we must turn around to preserve our liberty. And although the U.S. uses things like the patriot act and the NSA to prevent terrorism, they also encroach upon the freedoms of the American people. The very freedoms they say that they are trying to protect. When looking at some of the obvious breaches of the Constitution, one must wonder; what is the bigger threat to our freedom; the tyranny of foreign governments such as Iraq and North Korea, or the very hypocritical government which utilizes the Constitution, but has no problem getting around it should the need arise.

2006-12-11 08:43:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 6 year autistic child. I am married with quite a few assets. I was told she would qualify for social security but was turned down twice. I was also told they would turn me down but to appeal after the second turndown.

2006-12-11 08:38:24 · 2 answers · asked by DON B 1

What does it mean?

Does it mean driving under the influence?

Confused..

thanks =]

2006-12-11 08:35:26 · 14 answers · asked by Lina 4

Like 2 years back i was in seaside heights nj and i got a tickets for underage drinking i couldn't make it?I'm traveling soon will they give me problems in airport,dont live in jersey either

2006-12-11 08:33:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I say the Holocaust was genecide (I think it's spelled right is it?), but my brother said it was homicide. I understand that someone killing someone is homicide, but wouldn't the Holocaust have been genecide - killing for religious or political reasons? He won't take his own sister's word for it!

Thanks in advance!

2006-12-11 08:21:42 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous