Blaw 210 wsu - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

copyright - protects original works of authorship. fair use - a defense of a claim to infrigement trademark - a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others trade dress - An image of a business that is so distinctive, it is only associated with that business Cybersquatting - registering a domain name that is confusingly similar to the trademark of another c...

mens rea - ️️a type of intent crime that states you have to intend to do what you shouldn't (or not do what you should) - specific intent (you purposefully ran someone over - murder) - general intent (you accidentally ran someone over - manslaughter) felony - ️️a crime that is serious and typical punishment is more than a year in prison Misdemeanor - ️️Less serious crimes punishable by under a year (less than 6 months most of the time) in county jail (in WA only 90 days) v...

felony - a crime that is serious and typical punishment is more than a year in prison Misdemeanor - Less serious crimes punishable by under a year (less than 6 months most of the time) in county jail (in WA only 90 days) violation/infraction - Least serious crime, punishable most often by a fine malum en se - "wrong in itself" - no one has to tell you that murdering is bad, you should just know to not kill someone Malum Prohibitum - wrong because the law says its wrong - drinking under ...

You had been closely following the president's recent impeachment trial. You noticed that Senator Rand Paul tried to release the name of the whistleblower and are certain this violates federal whistleblower protection laws. You decide to sue Rand Paul for what you believe to be a violation of federal law. You have him properly served and both jurisdiction and venue are proper. If Rand Paul wants the case dismissed he would have his lawyers file a ______________ arguing that you lack ____...

How does an amendment get proposed? - ️️Can be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of the U.S. Congress or by a request by two thirds of the state legislatures calling for a national convention to be convened. Amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of the state's legislatures or by three-fourths of the convention held in two-third of the states. Full Faith and Credit Clause - ️️Article IV, Section 1. Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public ...

Legal Process where neutral third party called an arbitrator hears the dispute and makes a decision - ️️Arbitration Unique, people interested in outcome of specific case can submit their own brief - ️️Amicus Curiae Brief Principles of right and wrong determined by one's own conscious - ️️Morality Set of rules of conduct recognized by particular group of individuals - ️️Ethics When judge who is not part of majority opinion writes down their own opinion setting forth the ...

blurring - ️️situation that occurs when a party uses another party's famous mark to designate a product of service in another market so that the unique significance of the famous mark is weakened sarbanes oxley act of 2002 - ️️federal statue that established rules to improve corporate governance, prevent fraud, and add transparency to corporate operations winding up and liquidation - ️️dissolved corporation assets are collected, liquidated, and distributed to creditors and p...

Morality - Principles of right and wrong determined by one's own conscious Ethics - Set of rules of conduct recognized by particular group of individuals Jurisprudence - Philosophy of Law Utility Theory - Most good, least harm Rights Theory - Respect rights of all who have a stake in the outcome Justice Theory - Treat everyone equally Common Good - Greatest amount of good for public Virtue Theory - Representation of someone with good character Business Ethics - Application of code to bu...

Agency - A relationship between two parties in which one party, the agent, agrees to represent or act for the other, the principal. Power of attorney - Notary public - Equal dignity rule - Ratification - Respondeat superior - A doctrine under which a principal or an employer is held liable for the wrongful acts committed by agents or employees while acting within the course and scope of their tangency or employment. vicarious liability - Legal responsibility placed on one person for...