General
Legal Resources
An excellent resource for legal forms
and other legal information.
Intellectual
Properties
A link to Ivan Hoffman, B.A., J.D. This
is superb site on 'all you wanted to know' on copyrights
US
Legislative Information
Link to Thomas, a service of the library
of congress.
Laws
you CAN use
MyCounsel.com
offers you the guidance of leading lawyers from your community, the
Web's largest collection of legal information for small businesses and
consumers and comprehensive Legal Services.
Legal
Information Institute
In the
US, do you know all you need to know how you are protected by the Consumer
Protection Act. This Act also protects consumers from loan sharks, restricts
the garnishing of wages. Credit card companies and credit reporting
agencies are also regulated by the Act. The Act also regulates certain
debt collectors. Check this site for full information.
'Lectric
Law Library
One of
the best legal resource on the internet. Don't let the humour on the
opening page fool you. This a gold mine for legal stuff from every perspectives.
Enter the Rotunda and you will find multiple lounges, from the layman's
lounge, up to the professional lounges. Like all good libraries, there
is a reading room, a form room, an inner sanctum and much MUCH more.
Like I said, this definitively belongs in the golden NEAT legal stuff.
Martindale
Before
you hire an attorney, check his or her rating from this independent
organization. Attorneys are rated from A to C where A is the best, and
as for their integrity, Martindale award either have a V rating or none
at all for "not rated."
Public
Databases Resource
Pacific
Information Resources, Inc. DBA Search Systems has over 3936 Free Searchable
Public Record Databases for the United States and Canada. The data available
varies from state to state or from province to province.
General
information about trade secrets
Find
out the governing laws on trade secrets, and why the decision of applying
for a patent does not necessarily mean that you have to give up your
trade secrets. Check this site and you will learn if you have a conflict
between a patent and a trade secret.
Medical
Research for Attorneys
This
site offers a valuable collection of links that attorneys and their
paralegal staff use for medical research.
Artist
Rights Society (ARS)
So, you
want to copy a well-known painting legally. Just how do you do that.
This sound simple and it is simple but this problem stumps a lot of
people.Yes, just how do you secure services to those who wish to secure
permission to reproduce art works in printed and electronic media, as
well as in products based on an artist's work. ARS was founded to protects
members' rights against piracy, illicit use, and copyright infringement
by monitoring the use of the works, while providing reputable publishers
and producers of commercial goods with a one-step clearing house
for the rights and permissions interests of most prominent twentieth
century artists. ARS will also provides legal and other information
upon request.
