Texas law blocks some Ike rebuilding: related news

Texas law blocks some Ike rebuilding

A power pole leans between two homes Wednesday along a west Galveston beach hit by heavy erosion from Ike.

University Of Texas School Of Law To Explore Patent Law

On Thursday and Friday, November 13 and 14, the University Of Texas School Of Law will join with the George Mason University School of Law to present its 4th annual Advanced Patent Law Institute.

Law professor Michael Dorf covers law and more in blog

Law professor Michael Dorf may specialize in constitutional law. But in his blog, Dorf on Law http://michaeldorf.org, he writes what he calls "mostly law-related musings" about topics that range from same-sex marriage and Pakistan's human rights record to a critique, written during the election campaign, of the McCain campaign's efforts to blame the economic crisis on government spending.

Big changes will bring Taiwan?s Patent Law up to date

In order to catch up with the rapid development of technology and changes regarding international IP rights, more than 40 articles of the Patent Law (approximately one-third of the law) are due to be amended. Taiwan’s current Patent Law was published on 2nd February 2003 and came into force in 1st July 2004, making it a little out of date. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has gathered opinions from and held discussions with various groups in order to draft amendments to the Patent Law. It is hoped that the amended law will improve efficiency and quality in patent applications.

Lego Loses Its Unique Right To Make Lego Blocks

tsa writes "The European Department of Justice has decided that the Danish company Lego does not have exclusive rights to the lego building block anymore (sorry, it's in Dutch). Lego went to court after a Canadian firm had made blocks that were so like lego blocks that they even fit the real blocks made by Lego. The European judge decided that the design of the lego blocks is not protected by European trademarks and so anyone can make the blocks." If true, hopefully this will open doors for people interested in inexpensive bulk purchase of bricks of specific sizes and colors. Perhaps at long last I can build a life-sized Hemos statue for my office.

IP Law & Technology Centre of Excellence Launched by Osgoode Hall Law School

CNW/ - Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, Canada's Law School for the Knowledge Society, is launching IP Osgoode, a new Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Technology Program that will provide an independent and authoritative voice on intellectual property issues and broaden and enhance the relevant public policy debates and practices in

Personal Data Under Russian Employment Law: Some Aspects

Employee personal data is a very recent concept to appear in Russian labor law. It was initially introduced in 2001 to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. 2006 was marked by adoption of the law "On Personal Data Protection," which covers nearly all regulatory spheres and has cross-sector implications. In this respect, the provisions of the Labor Code are used in due consideration of the given law.

Goldner of Bose McKinney & Evans Named Indiana University School of Law — Bloomington Representative to Alumni Association Executive Council, Appointed to Law School's Board of Visitors

INDIANAPOLIS (October 29, 2008) — The law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP is pleased to announce that partner Lisa McKinney Goldner has been named the Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington representative to the Indiana University Alumni Association Executive Council. She has also been appointed to the Law School's Board of Visitors.

Free Online Legal Help Now Available for Hurricane Ike Victims

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to the broad range of legal problems resulting from Hurricane Ike, Texas legal aid organizations and the Houston Bar Association have developed an online resource to assist Texans affected by the disaster in obtaining free legal information. The new service, called LiveHelp, is available now and enables Hurricane Ike victims to conduct a live online chat with attorneys recruited by the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program. Attorneys will answer questions and also refer those seeking help to legal resources specific to FEMA appeals and other disaster-related issues.

Draft changes to the Patent Law under public consultation

The Patent Law is undergoing its third revision to date. On August 29 2008 the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress published the draft Patent Law Amendments for public consultation. The draft makes significant changes to the current Patent Law – this article looks at some of the key proposals.

EFF Marks 10th Anniversary of DMCA with Report on Law's Unintended Consequences

Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release For Immediate Release: Monday, October 27, 2008 Contact: Fred von Lohmann Senior Intellectual Property Attorney Electronic Frontier Foundation fred@eff.org +1 415 436-9333 x123 (office), +1 415 215-6087 (cell) EFF Marks 10th Anniversary of DMCA with Report on Law's Unintended Consequences Ten-Year Legacy of Harm to Fair Use, Free Speech San Francisco - Ten years ago Tuesday, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was signed into law. In a report released to mark the anniversary, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) documents the ways in which this controversial law has harmed fair use, free speech, scientific research, and legitimate competition. "Unintended Consequences: Ten Years Under the DMCA" focuses on the most notorious aspect of the law: its ban on "circumventing" digital right

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A family law position in Taranaki - See LawFuel's legal jobs site - This law firm can offer the successful applicant a variety of high quality and challenging work, in an environment that is open supportive and friendly with up to date technology at your fingertips. We are committed to providing ongoing career development with the opportunity to attend seminars and courses. An excellent salary package and good prospects for advancement within the firm will be available for the right person.

In Some Relatively Rare Cases, iPod Headphones May Have Some Impact On Pacemakers

There have been numerous studies done over the impact various portable electronics devices have on pacemakers, and they often make headlines blown way out of proportion compared to the actual issue. A year and a half ago, for example, we wrote about a report that found that iPods could interfere with pacemakers under some very specific (and somewhat unlikely) circumstances. And now there's a new study making the rounds about how iPod headphones could, maybe interfere with pacemakers, again in some very specific circumstances. As the folks behind the report note, it's so minor that it's not worth causing a big stir about it, but when the headphones are very close to the device, the magnets in them may impact how the device runs. It was a pretty small sample size, but in experiments it happened in 4 out of 27 tests with pacemakers.

A decade of the DMCA: keep the Safe Harbor, ditch the rest

Ten years ago this week, President Clinton (remember him?) signed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act into law. Ostensibly passed to bring US copyright law in line with World Intellectual Property Organization treaties, the law has had a variety of effects, some good, others obviously not. If there has been any unambiguous impact of the law, it has been that it has provided a whole new venue for companies to file frivolous lawsuits that attempt to deny others the chance to communicate or engage in business.

A decade of the DMCA: keep the Safe Harbor, ditch the rest

Ten years ago this week, President Clinton (remember him?) signed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act into law. Ostensibly passed to bring US copyright law in line with World Intellectual Property Organization treaties, the law has had a variety of effects, some good, others obviously not. If there ha been any unambiguous impact of the law, it has been that it has provided a whole new venue for companies to file frivolous lawsuits that attempt to deny others the chance to communicate or engage in business.

Why Do The Police Call In The RIAA To Investigate Potential Crimes?

We've long known that the boundary between US law enforcement and the enforcement wings of certain lobbyist organizations like the RIAA is way too blurry, but TorrentFreak is raising some important questions about why the police will call in RIAA investigators on certain cases, such as one where a speeding stop in Illinois resulted in a cop calling in the RIAA after spindles of writeable DVDs and CDs was found in the car. While the RIAA and law enforcement have a history of working closely together (and many people go back and forth between the two), the RIAA is still a highly biased party here, and shouldn't be involved in investigations where it has a personal stake. While some politicians are trying to turn US law enforcement into the private police of the entertainment industry, that doesn't mean that police should just consider RIAA

What Makes a Smartphone a Smartphone?

We have a large variety of devices out there now. With Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Palm, Nokia, the Iphone, and Google's G1, many would call these smartphones. But as I look around the web I've read that some say devices like the G1 or iphone are not smartphones. Some say they are multimedia phones. When I compare my Dash and my Iphone, there are definitely some differences but there are also many similarities. They both play music, videos, handle all my appointments, contacts, ebooks, bible, internet, email, camera, and so on. So what do you all think? Are all the devices mentioned smartphones? Are some smartphones and some not? Does it matter if the device has a touch screen or not? And of course the real question: What makes a smartphone a smartphone?Â

Fun with Linux commands

From now onwards I will be posting 5 Linux commands weekly and mostly targeted to Linux newbies or to those who are not much comfortable with Linux commands. This post will serve two purposes: to learn Linux commands in a fun way without putting so much load on your memory power (that’s why I will post only five commands), and to realize the power of wonderful Linux commands. You might be already familiar with some of the commands and you might be hearing some of the commands for the first time; some of the commands might be very useful and some might be just for fun. This post will appear on Fridays so that you can have some ‘useful’ fun on weekends. If you know any Linux commands which are fun/crappy/useful/dangerous, don’t forget to share with us.

Some Linux backup utilities

For some years I’ve been backing up my various Linux-based servers, websites etc using a custom script which makes incremental tar-based backups of key directory hierarchies, dumps some MySQL databases, and then copies the lot to a remote machine using scp or rsync. We run this each night using cron. It’s worked well, but it’s becoming rather spaghetti-like since we run some version of it on several machines, copying stuff to several other machines. And the process of pruning old backups to keep disk usage under control at both the sources and the destinations is somewhat haphazard.

Texas 529 plan offers key advantage

I have the Texas College Savings Plan. Recently, Texas started up the Texas Tuition Promise Fund. I was thinking about switching to this prepaid plan but am unsure how it works.

Some Schools Welcoming Patent Firm, Others Wary

theodp writes "Intellectual Ventures (IV) will be setting up shop at the top of a Four Seasons this week as Headline Sponsor of the Ready to Commercialize 2008 conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. It's the patent firm's 100th university deal, though some, such as Professor Michael Heller at Colombia University, warn against such deals. '... their individual profit comes at the cost of the public ability to innovate. The university's larger mission is to serve the public interest, and some of these deals work against that public interest.' It's a follow-up to the conference IV sponsored last summer for technology transfer professionals entrusted with commercializing their universities' intellectual property, and should help IV, a friend of Microsoft, snag even more exclusive deals (PDF).

Big fossil found in Ike-ravaged home's front yard

CAPLEN, Texas -- A homeowner whose beachfront property in Texas was destroyed during Hurricane Ike has found a football-size fossil tooth in the debris.

New US law strengthens intellectual property enforcement regime

A new law has been created in the US which toughens penalties for infringements of intellectual property law. The law will also create an intellectual property (IP) enforcement co-ordinator.

New US law strengthens intellectual property enforcement regime

A new law has been created in the US which toughens penalties for infringements of intellectual property law. The law will also create an intellectual property (IP) enforcement co-ordinator.

Google Gets Some Heat

As of this past Monday, Google's Gmail for its Premier Apps users was still experiencing some accessibility issues. The recent troubles followed shortly after an outage that lasted up to thirty hours for some customers last week. Google apologized for the outage that affected, what it said, was a small number of Gmail and Apps users. The outage was reportedly fixed within a day, but that did not stop some from calling the outage more than just a headache, as businesses (especially of the smaller variety) have come to rely on the services to perform essential office functions.

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