wk 11: Final evaluation: forced choice

1.       Kristine aleberto – Kristine’s final was to me the best of the bunch. She had all her blogs up, quotes, they were easy to read, and looked like she got a lot out of it.

2.       Cj  jones– the questions that cj made me like hers. Also very clean and easy to read.

3.        Ryan Fernandez- I like the look of his blog, he seemed to have all his questions asked and had pretty good input on them.

4.       Stanley Nolan – her questions and layout made her look very prepared for the final.  Very good input to her questions.

5.       Leslie Rodriguez – very good arguments to her questions

6.       Shantay reaze – liked her questions and how she found her lawyer.

7.       Joanne – had a great start. It seemed to lack some  quotes

8.       Lonnie –  good questions. Lacked some quotes

9.       John –  lawyers answers weren’t that great

10.   Korsyca –  easy to read, liked her questions

11.   Saul – great layout          

12.   Vivian – good quotes, didn’t like the questions

13.   Christina – good questions

14.   Kathrine – missing some things

15.   Jacob -  didn’t get the questions back from lawyer

week 11: final evaluation

Answer---à This class has been a great experience and I’ve learned a lot form it. The classroom dynamic here has been learning and having fun at the same time. And I admit that I did have fun in this class. The people in the class were not rude or disruptive; they were here to learn and made it an easier place to be.  Especially when you’re learning things that are so intricate and confusing. I think that I’ve learned a lot of the course competencies that at first, I didn’t think I was going to be able to do. But I have learned that there are a lot of things that go into the laws of media.  I’ve learned that you can’t just go out and make something, call it whatever you want, sell it for any price and sell where ever you want.  There are certain rules and regulations that you have to go through before you can make an invention. Then once you get an invention made, you have to patent it. If you don’t patent it someone could steal your idea and make it their own. Not only does this go for patents but also with trademarks, service marks, and intellectual property. I think that during the duration of this class I have came a long way from knowing barley anything about copyright, patent, and trademark law to knowing a decent amount about copyright, patent, and trademark law. I think that I have deserved at least a C. I have been doing the work and understanding what needs to be done. The reason I didn’t give myself a higher grade is because I am missing some things. I do not have the internet at my house and it was hard for me to make it to the school every time I needed to use it. But if not for the missing assignments I would definitely need a A or B. But I think that a C is low enough to show that I messed up and need to be ontime with my work but also high enough to show that I grasped all the material, I just had some technology peoblems

eoc wk 10: Robert kearns

Robert Kearns is an engineer from detroit. he invented the intemitten winsheild wiper. he wanted to sell his idea to Ford, but instead of buying it, ford stole it. he took them to court and ended up winning 30 million. he died of cancer alone and sad. makes you think how much money can really buy.

BOC wk 10: lawyer jokes

-What happens when you give Viagra to lawyers?

They grow taller!
http://www.101funjokes.com/lawyer_jokes.htm



-Q: What is the difference between a tick and a lawyer?
A tick falls off of you when you die.
http://www.funnyhumor.com/jokes/766.php



-One day, a teacher, a garbage collector and a lawyer wound up together at the Pearly Gates.

St. Peter informed them that in order to get into Heaven, they would each have to answer one question.

St. Peter addressed the teacher and asked, "What was the name of the ship that crashed into an iceberg?

They just made a movie about it." The teacher answered quickly, "That would be the Titanic."

St. Peter let him through the gate.

St. Peter turned to the garbage man and decided to make the question a little harder, "How many people died on the ship?"

Fortunately for him, the trash man had just seen the movie and answered, "About 1,500."

"That's right! You may enter."

St. Peter then turned to the lawyer. "Name them."

http://jokes.edigg.com/Lawyer/At_the_Pearly_Gates.shtml

eoc wk 9: first amendment and the news

The whole thing with the first amendment and the church burning the Koran hits on so many different levels. The story around this is that some church in Florida is burning the Koran because they don’t believe in what Muslims stand for. Well good for them. They can burn it all they want. Not burning the Koran isn’t going to save any more troops that are serving overseas. They were already fighting for no reason but for financial gain. And this is what’s going on here. This little old church wants more followers for a new cross out front. That’s the bottom line, and if it’s not then all they want to do is hate. Hate people that are not like them. The fact that people are just now starting to get mad over stuff like this in only because we have a president who is against it. I guarantee that people who are complaining now are the same who agreed with bush to fight an oil war. People like to agree instead of think on their own. They say well so and so said this on the news. Well so what. The people who are reporting the new are getting paid by the same people that are paying the president. Almost all parities are tied into some corporate greed machine that fuels their campaign and then there tied together for the rest of the President’s term. So I think in all that this would be happening no matter what, and that this is not a new issue. I think what needs to change is our whole government. The Muslim people don’t like us for a lot more reasons than burning a few books. We need to stop our capitalist ways and become a whole as a community.

5. Your own argument and opinions. Did you agree or disagree with the rulings. Provide some authority for your argument such as quotes from the book.

1.    1. What would happen if a student used video equipment from his school for financial gain?- I think that if a student used a piece of school equipment for a freelance project and gets paid for it that it should be alright. We go to a school for a certain type of media that is almost infinite in price range. There is no way that a student could get the type of equipment that is needed for a professional shoot. We pay thousands of dollars to be able to use this equipment, but we really cant.

2.    2. If a student is asked by their internship to use their student discount to purchase software or equipment, what could the legal repercussions be? - I think that the student could get into a lot of trouble trying to get software on a discount for his internship. You would be breaking a licensing agreement with the software company.

3.    3. How is using music in my portfolio not copyright infringement?- Im really confused on how when i use music in a portfolio, how is it not copyright infringement?  Im not selling the music for profit, but i am using it for furthering my career. So Im still curious to how Im allowed to do that.

4.    4. How can Freemont Street take a cameraman’s camera if he/she is shooting on Freemont Street.

5.    5. What could happen if a film has a product in it and the company of the company has not been contacted?

6.   6.  While on a production, can a minor be on film without consent from a parent?

7.    7. Why is it illegal to burn a DVD off the internet that you did not purchase?

8.    8. If someone uses some footage that’s not there’s and they don’t give credit to the artist, what could happen?

9.    9. If someone is filming in a public place, do you have to tell everyone that you’re filming?

1010. What if a camera man does not have a press pass and puts the footage from an event onto his/her website?

4. Rule of law -- a concise summary of the main precedent established. Support with quotes from the book

The rule of the law is that you shall not steal. Since the bulk of my questions where on pretty along those lines of copyright, (Copyrights - consists of a bundle of tights held by the author or developer of an original work of authorship. Nolo, Patent, copyright, & trademark, pg 219.) patent, (Patent - a patent is a right provided by a government that allows an inventor to prevent others from manufacturing, selling, or using the patent owners invention. Nolo, Patent, copyright, & trademark, pg 97) and trademark (Trademark - Manufacturers and merchants use trademarks for the sole purpose of distinguishing their products from those of others in the marketplace, not for any functional purpose) issues. I think we'll stick with that. But even there are some instances that some questions could arise. Like what about unpublished work? Unpublished work - is an original work of authorship that is fixed in a tangible medium of expression but has not yet been published automatically qualifies for copyright protection. Nolo, Patent, copyright, & trademark, pg 302.  So if your going to use something that is not yours, you're going to need permission.  Permission- the reason for acquiring permission is to avoid a lawsuit. The copyright owner controls the use of the work, and a person who uses it without permission could be sued for financial damages.  It is wise to operate under the assumption that all art, music, and writings are all protected by copyright law. Nolo, Patent, copyright, & trademark, pg 282.  You need to be special careful when your going into other countries and using your or you're companies likeness.  International trademark rights - Trademark rights in each country depend soley on the trademark laws of that country; there is no set o international laws.  Nolo, Patent, copyright, & trademark, pg424

3. Reasoning of the Law -- analysis of the thinking process and logic used by your lawyer

2. The Questions: Explain why these are of interest to you. What specific concepts and terms were involved – in other words, what are the legal issues?

1.    1.What would happen if a student used video equipment from his school for financial gain?

2.    2. If a student is asked by their internship to use their student discount to purchase software or equipment, what could the legal repercussions be?

3.    3. How is using music in my portfolio not copyright infringement?

4.    4. How can Freemont Street take a cameraman’s camera if he/she is shooting on Freemont Street.

5.    5. What could happen if a film has a product in it and the company of the company has not been contacted?

6.    6. While on a production, can a minor be on film without consent from a parent?

7.    7. Why is it illegal to burn a DVD off the internet that you did not purchase?

8.   8.  If someone uses some footage that’s not there’s and they don’t give credit to the artist, what could happen?

9.   9.  If someone is filming in a public place, do you have to tell everyone that you’re filming?

1010.What if a camera man does not have a press pass and puts the footage from an event onto his/her website?
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     These questions are of importance to me because they all have something to do with what I will be dealing with in the near future or even right now. I am going to have to deal with trade names, Trade name- used to identify both nonprofit and for profit business entities, whereas marks are used to identify products and services produced by such entities. Nolo, Patent, copyright, &trademark, pg 462. I have to be sure to know things like unfair competition. Unfair competition- is the legal umbrella that governs any commercial activity that tends to confuse, mislead, or deceive the public about the sale of products or services. Nolo, Patent, copyright, & trademark, pg 465.  I need to be sure that if I ever shoot a scene that has a trademark in it, that I do not make it a parody of a trademark. Parodies of trademarks- a trademark parody occurs when someone imitates a trademark in a manner that pokes fun at the mark. Nolo, Patent, copyright, &trademark, pg438

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1. Legal Authority: How I made contact, found this person and why they are a good choice.

I tried to make my best choice of lawyer/attorney based on a couple different things. The first thing was location. They needed to be in the Las Vegas area. Second thing was whether or not they were a patent lawyer/attorney, Patent attorney- prepare and prosecute patent applications represent clients in interference proceedings, and bring and defend patent-related lawsuits in federal court. Nolo, Patent, copyright, & Trademark, pg 100. 






I emailed and called about 13 different offices. I finally made contact with someone from Watson and Rounds. She was a very busy person who had very little time for me or to answer my questions.  She quickly gave me the run around after the first email. But since she was the only one who actually communicated with me, I stuck with her.  But through the emails I got the hint that I was a waste of her time. I acted with the best of manners that I thought of. Saying please and thank you to all of the things i wanted to say to her. Even giving her more time to answer my questions when she really only needed about 15 minutes to answer me.


This person was not a good choice. I made the mistake of relying on this person and she kinda screwed me over. So I guess the lesson here is not to trust a lawyer.