1. to what extent should parties be able to contract away their right to sue in court?...
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1. to what extent should parties be able to contract away their right to sue in court? Consider the fact that arbitration clauses are often put into contracts by corporations. Is this fair to both parties? Please review the following article before drafting your answer to question
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/38792765/ns/travel-cruise_travel/t/clauses-beware-your-cruise-contract/#.ViRs549Viko
2. What intellectual property rights were considered to be violated in the Napster case? Discuss whether IP rights are a benefit or a detriment to present-day society.
3. Roy Disney reportedly opposed his brother's desire to make full-length animated films and to open a theme park. That is probably because these amusement enterprises had never been tested before. Nobody had any idea of the intellectual property windfall that might result. List at least two other risky ventures in the entertainment industry that later became major sources of intellectual property revenue.
4. Patent, copyright, and trademark statutes permit the owner of the intellectual property to prepare applications for registration. If the owner, who is not a lawyer, can prepare these applications, why is it considered the unauthorized practice of law for an unsupervised paralegal to perform these same services?
5. You are walking down the main street in your town and happen to be photographed next to a famous celebrity (Jay Leno) walking out of a hotel. The following week the photograph is used in a magazine ad campaign for champagne. Do you and/or the celebrity have any legal recourse for the magazine's use of the photograph? Distinguish between the legal remedies afforded to you and those afforded to Mr. Leno, a celebrity.