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Copyright – What Can You Protect?

Copyright – What Can You Protect? by: Richard A. Chapo The legal protection known has “copyright” has come front and center over the past few years with major legal rulings regarding peer-to-peer networks on the Internet. Copyright protect...

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Political Coverage in West Virginia

Political Coverage in West Virginia: A State in Transition West Virginia is a small, landlocked state that has often been overlooked in national politics. But as one of the poorest and most rural states in the country, it has a unique political land...

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Do You Have a Case Against Your Stock Broker? Ten ways to Tell

Do You Have a Case Against Your Stock Broker? Ten ways to Tell by: Jake Zamansky's Blog for the Ordinary Investor As an attorney who represents individual investors from around the Country in claims against their stock brokers, I hear a wid...

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Political Coverage in West Virginia

Political Coverage in West Virginia by: Jonathan Bentz West Virginia, once a shoo-in Democratic state for many years, became a battleground state in 2004. According to PresidentElect.org (http://www.presidentelect.org), only three Republicans h...

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Population Explosion Does Matter

The sudden increase in the population is steamingly high and continues to elevate. For every second, three or more babies are born in every country and that is a big effect in our community and the whole world. Population rate has been growing effect...

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Multiple Social Security Beneficiaries

Social Security is a federal program that provides retirement and disability benefits to individuals who have earned enough credits through working. However, it’s not just individuals who can be beneficiaries of Social Security. In some cases, mult...

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Qualified Personal Residence Trust

An Overview The Qualified Personal Residence Trust (often referred to by its acronym, "QPRT") can be an effective estate planning technique for a high net worth individual. The concept is simple: the owner of a personal residence transfers it to a tr...

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Anti-Phishing Bill Introduced To Congress

Sen. Partick J. Leahy has introduced the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005 to Congress for consideration. The Act would allow federal prosecutors to seek fines of up to $250,000 and prison sentences of up to five years against individuals convicted for promo...

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When Marriage Is Not Enough: Facing Deportation Because of Your Spouse

When Marriage Is Not Enough: Facing Deportation Because of Your Spouse by: Heather L. Poole Under U.S. immigration law, immigrants may obtain a green card ("U.S. permanent residence”) by marrying a U.S. citizen. The U.S. citizen must, however ...

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Are Non Compete Agreement Enforceable?

Non-compete agreements, also known as restrictive covenants, are legal documents that prevent employees from working for competitors or starting competing businesses after leaving their current employer. Employers use non-compete agreements to protec...

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