Johnny Manziel, also known as “Johnny Football” took the college football world by storm In 2012. The Texas A&M quarterback was the first ever redshirt freshman to win the coveted Heisman Trophy award for the most outstanding player in collegiate football. He is...
The copyright holder is the one who creates the content, unless it is a work for hire. The purchaser is just one of many, who bought the book, rented the movie, or licensed the images from the copyright holder or the 3rd party licensee. Because you bought a book, does not mean you can make copies of that book.
It's Spring - Move Your Body! It’s finally springtime! And although it may sound like a cliché, spring is the season for renewal. So what better time than now to start renewing your commitment to your physical body – the only body you’ll ever have. Not only does...
I was recently asked to reflect back on my life and think about what I would say to a younger me. These are a few of the things I’d tell my younger self: Have the courage to live the life you REALLY want to live. Go for your dreams, even if you are afraid. Get an...
Social media has become such an all-encompassing phenomena that it’s not surprising that it has come to the forefront of some high profile criminal cases. One such case is the recent Steubenville rape trial of two Ohio high school football players who were accused of raping a 16 year-old drunk girl.
How often have you seen an advertisement on TV or attended a conference, boot camp, workshop, or seminar and you were enticed into purchasing what seemed like a really cheap product, only to discover there were strings attached? Or you signed up for a product thinking it was a onetime only purchase and before you know it, every single month you were being charged for that item. Or a company offers you an introductory package of free books, CDs, magazines, or movies. Then once you sign up for that onetime package of books/movies/CDs, you are enrolled in a club or a subscription program that sends you more products and bills you, or automatically renews you, until you cancel.
The FTC has a wide range of general information for consumers on credit reporting issues, including Free Credit Reports, Disputing Errors on Credit Reports, and Your Source for a Truly Free Credit Report? AnnualCreditReport.com, as well as a new consumer blog posted titled It Pays to Check Your Credit Report.
As you see, copyright law isn’t always so cut-and-dried. So, whether you are creating a video or you have copyrighted material that you want to protect it is always a good idea to be informed of your rights and obligations under the law by consulting with an attorney.
How do we gauge our self-esteem? Is it by how rich and popular we are or by the day-to-day positive choices we make?