Recent content by samtha25

I have a general question, spawned from watching too many cop-lawyer shows on TV. If police come to your home, place of employment, or whatever, do you have to go with them when they say they want to question you "down at the station" (the station is always "down")? I've noticed that if...

I can see I wasn't clear. I meant the links from your "Legal FAQs and Articles", which are usually "Topics" with other vBportal sites. Are you hand-coding those links or do you have some way of tagging a post with a topic category? I ask because I'd like to do something similar.

I can't answer your legal questions, but I'm curious as to how people found out who you are. I'm assuming when you say you searched the internet for your name, you mean your real name and not an pseudonym that you use for posting.

I guess I haven't stopped by in awhile. Wow, a whole new look - new logo, new colors, new everything! Very handsome, stinky. :) I have some dark blue buttons from our site if you'd like them instead of the lighter blue. I'm wondering how you managed to set up the News, Articles, and FAQs...

Wait until you see the insurance rate hikes that are going to be imposed across the board on cities judged to be a risk from terrorists.

I look forward to your articles, especially because our own site may be similarly affected, but also because it is an interesting topic. I read the WIPO policy papers, but they didn't seem to have much to say on the substance of the issues. You're right about the rapidly evolving nature of...

So, it's OK to have the site yourtrademarksucks.com, but not yourtrademarkrocks.com, because no one would confuse the former with a site associated with the trademark holder? :D The site is not a "company". It's a bunch of enthusiasts, covering the costs out of pocket and the T-shirts were...

Hi all, Some friends have developed a web site to promote the database program, Paradox, which is owned by Corel Corporation. The site is called ParadoxCommunity.com. They also recently did a little community-building event called "Paradox Day" and sold some "Paradox Day" T-shirts. Recently...

I wasn't advocating that people not file. I was just curious as to accuracy of what I was told. It's still not clear to me whether people are legally required to file if they owe no tax, although I take it that there is a legal requirement to file, but that the requirement has no enforcement...

I meant that if you've paid all the income tax due through withholding and don't owe any additional payment.

Someone told me that if you do not owe any additional income tax, either you are not legally required to file income tax returns or the government can impose no penalty if you don't file. Anyone know if that's true?

Really zippy! The site is zipping fast and everything looks beautiful! Your new host seems like a good one and you've done a great job! One comment: I find reading on the darker blue background to be hard on the eyes. Maybe I'm just getting old, but I don't think there is enough contrast...

They are patenting genes and DNA sequences. Here are a few articles: Ownership of Human Genes: At What Point is Discovery Rewarded? (The page has a terrible background image.) Should We Allow Human Genes to be Patented? European Patent Office. This explains their decision to allow...

I guess it's just one of the inexplicable computer things, because it's fine today.

How can a company have a patent on genes in my body? As I understand it, with the current patent frenzy on human genes, I would no longer have the ability to, say, donate one of my genes for research if some company "owns" a patent for that gene. Another implication might be that fees would need...