EOC Week 7 What Legal Issues Concern You Most?

The legal issues that concern me the most are that drug dealers serve more time than someone that commits murder, by no means do I condone either act of law breaking but I find that drug dealers serve more time for a crime that is committed by both parties. A drug dealer simply provides a service to a patron that is looking for a product they are committing a crime and doing harm to themselves. A murderer commits a crime and does harm to others but can get a charge knocked down to manslaughter and serve a much shorter time than a person that is providing a service and not really hurting another human being. True drug dealers are a cancer in our communities, but not physically harming another person. However a murderer can commit the crime of killing another human being and receive a shorter sentence. For that matter why does it matter what kind of drugs a person intends to sell? Some drugs raise a person more time than other drugs. Powdered Cocaine has a lesser sentence than Crack-Cocaine; Ecstasy has a higher sentence than other pills. Why is that? I feel that any drug with the intent to distribute should have the same sentence. But for some reason you cannot bargain down a sentence to distribute drugs, but you can bargain down a murder sentence this is a major discrepancy in the legal system and it is my understanding that the law is in the process of being changed so that powdered cocaine and crack cocaine carry the same sentences which I do not know why the sentences would be separated in the first place, I guess it is due to people with more money purchased powdered cocaine and people with less money purchased crack cocaine. Maybe it’s all a money game.

EOC Week 6 Illicit? What do you think?

Wow! That was an explicit documentary of what is going on in the world with fake or knock-off products. I had no idea the detail in which the world is operating in fake goods. The fact that the government has their hands in it is of no surprise, the government is dirty no matter what continent they are on. I was however shocked to learn of the human trafficking that is going on, it is devastating to know just how lucrative that business is. I had no idea that slavery was that bad. People having to do those things in order to survive or feed their family. It was shocking and sad. The pharmaceutical business was also shocking I knew there were fake pills, but I was not aware of the ingredients that were used to make the pills acid, and paint with no concern of the deadly results of the people taking the drugs. But then again no one should buy any drugs online. If you need any kind of pills get them from a doctor Geez people! As far as the fake or knockoff handbags, I knew it was big business but I didn’t know it was that big with factories and the expense of the tools needed to make the knockoff products. Where do they get these tools and who makes them? How are you able to open a factory making illegal products? I guess the mafia has a hand in that. Boy do we live in a corrupt world, is there anywhere to live that is peaceful with no crime or poverty? I just cannot believe all the corruption in the world and it seems as though it is not going away anytime soon. It is shocking to know how easy it is to clean up dirty money. The documentary was an eye opener.

EOC Week 4 10 of the most meaningful patent terms

1. USPTO
2. Certificate of Correction
3. Contributory Infringement of Patent
4. Cross- Licensing
5. Date of Invention
6. Maintenance Fees
7. March-in Rights
8. Multiple Claims
9. Office Action
10.Patent Deed

EOC Week 3: Jeopardy

Building the Jeopardy game is a lot more difficult than it may seem, especially since a lot of the definitions have the answers in the questions. So you are having to reword a lot of the questions, this is not fun and it is a lot of work. So there goes my weekend I will be working on the Jeopardy game and studying the copyrights book. But how else will one learn, so you must do what you must do. Once I get the hang of it all it may not be so bad, and it could actually turn out to be fun. I will remain positive and look at this experience as a learning tool for the future. It is definitely challenging and a good way to learn the definitions for this class and the future of owning a business. Here are two examples of the Jeopardy game: Question 1: Federal (Blanks) generally prohibit businesses from engaging in monopolistic activities, that is to engage in practices purposely designed to give the business dominant control over a particular market segment. Answer: Antitrust Law. Question 2: The (Blank) serves as a cover letter for the application. It describes what is being filed,, the names of inventors , the number of pages, the fee and other information used by the USPTO to categorize the filing. Answer: Transmittal Form. As you can see creating this Jeopardy game is quite challenging just like the actual Jeopardy game was. I guess the major difference between the two are that for the actual Jeopardy game they have to study for years and years and hope to get a spot on the show. As a pose to this all we had to do was read the chapters in the book and get those down, to make sure that we know what we are talking about.

EOC WEEK 2: What Do You Think Of Lawyers?

My experience with attorneys has been so, so. I once had a medical case that went on for more than a year and to say the least went very badly. One of the attorneys was previously married to the person that we were suing. Is that a conflict of interest? I certainly believe it was it certainly had an effect on my case. After a long and tedious journey with the case it turned out to be one big waste of time and a very disappointing settlement, not to mention the firm took thirty three percent on top of the ridiculous settlement. That would be the last time I hire an “ambulance chaser”. In that experience alone I am completely turned off the lawyers and am very skeptical about their intentions. Lawyers seem to be money hungry. I’m sure there are some attorneys that are honest and hard working, but I would say it’s finding a needle in a hay stack. Too bad lawyers get a bad rap, but these opinions did not just fall out of the sky their reputation perceives them. Attorneys are a lot like doctors, they are just in it for the money, (in my opinion) that is. Whatever happened to doing what you love, not just having a career for the large paycheck. Hey, I say attorneys can make a comeback for the better if the next generation truly has a love of the law and generally want to help the public, because they have a passion for the law not because they can make a big paycheck. By the way; take heed and research your attorney before you hire them “ambulance chaser’s are a no go, take it from me I speak from personal experience. If I never see another lawyer it will be too soon…

EOC Week 1 About Me

As a Fashion Retail Management student, I am excited to learn and prefect my craft as a shoe designer. In the upcoming years my goal is to design fabulous shoes for the fashionable and sexy woman. As I prepare myself for the fashion world I intend to envelop all the knowledge possible about the exciting billion dollar business, hoping to take a chunk of the goods and make a dramatic mark on the fashion world. After I graduate college I plan to open a successful boutique in either Las Vegas or Los Angeles. Moving to Las Vegas and choosing The Art Institute has been an awarding and knowledgeable experience thus far; I look forward to furthering my education and becoming a fierce shoe designer. Designing shoes is my true passion; I have a true substance abuse problem (expensive footwear!) Which made for me thinking; hey I should design my own footwear and sell the heck out of them… So putting myself through college to make certain that I have a successful business was one of the smartest decisions I have made. Doing what you love for a living is truly a blessing and I look forward to doing just that in the future. I think everyone should shoot for their goals and do what they love; it’s the only way to live life.