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Legal Copyright Infringement: Avoid Breaking the Law
Legal Copyright Infringement is honestly an oxymoron- if it qualifies as Copyright Infringement, then it is, by definition, illegal. This being said sometimes it’s hard to know where the gray area of legal vs. illegal starts.
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Improve Your Well-Being During CoVID-19
During this difficult time, I have been encouraging you to focus on the positive and improve your well-being. Here are some tangible topics to help you engage, grow, and become a life-long learner! Shawn Achor's TED Talk: The Happy Secret To Better Work...
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A Full & Thankful Heart: Gratitude on Mother’s Day
Always standing between me and anyone else was my mother’s voice. While it took me a number of years to learn, today I realize that until there was a healing between my mother and I, there would be no peace, and no healthy relationship with any other person
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World Intellectual Property Day
World Intellectual Property Day. This day is commemorated as a reminder of how important innovation and creativity are to our societies around the globe.
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Think Before You Post: Copyright Permissions
Some celebrities are ignorant and simply republish pictures they find on the Internet. Others are aware that a photographer owns a license and do it anyway, which is what Ma is accusing Jenner of. And whether it seems fair or not, copyright law is clear. In addition, purposeful infringement is penalized more than ignorant republishing.
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C.A.R.E.S. Act: Trademark & Patent Deadlines Extended
You might be surprised to find out that inside the $2 trillion stimulus package, the C.A.R.E.S. Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security), lies a very important provision for intellectual property (IP) owners. On March 27, 2020, the C.A.R.E.S. Act was...
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Alcohol Awareness Month
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. In this month of April, people everywhere will celebrate recovery from the deadly disease of alcoholism and engage in events, which educate the public about the consequences of alcohol misuse.
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