Clyde DeWitt's Legal Angles http://avn.com/law/clyde-dewitts-legal-angles/topstories.rss en-us 2007 AVN Media Network webmaster@avn.com (Webmaster) Government: Some Things You Didn't Learn in Civics Class http://avn.com/law/clyde-dewitts-legal-angles/1472.html The story goes that the American system of government is horrible, but it is the best model that exists, even though it could use a tune-up in places. webmaster@avn.com (Webmaster) Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:07:00 PDT A Bankruptcy Primer (Yes, you really do need to read this.) http://avn.com/law/clyde-dewitts-legal-angles/1471.html Having seen this month’s title, you probably are thinking, “But my company is thriving. It will never file bankruptcy! Why should I read this?” No matter how successful you and your company may be, companies that owe you money will file bankruptcy and leave you out of luck. webmaster@avn.com (Webmaster) Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:46:00 PDT A Long Time Gone; a Long Time Yet to Come http://avn.com/law/clyde-dewitts-legal-angles/1470.html Writing a column for this publication began as quite a different challenge from writing for AVN. The AVN audience largely was familiar with the criminal-prosecution risks the industry faced, and most readers knew someone or knew about someone who actually had been sent to prison for obscenity. The audience knew about releases and copyrights, at least in general terms. webmaster@avn.com (Webmaster) Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:37:00 PDT Justice Clarence Thomas http://avn.com/law/clyde-dewitts-legal-angles/8207.html Of late, this column has woefully neglected both book reviews and, since the 1999 death of Justice Blackmun, any sort of United States Supreme Court justice profile. webmaster@avn.com (Webmaster) Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:27:00 PDT Federal Obscenity Prosecutions — What’s In Store? http://avn.com/law/clyde-dewitts-legal-angles/1678.html The recent Max Hardcore indictment and the Arizona trial, along with the recent flack about the firing of local United States attorneys possibly relating to their refusal to pursue obscenity cases (as so thoroughly reported by Mark Kernes in AVN) brings obscenity back to the forefront of adult industry concern. webmaster@avn.com (Webmaster) Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT Right Guard: Protecting your brand with trademark and service mark registration is good business. http://avn.com/law/clyde-dewitts-legal-angles/3995.html You may think trademarks are similar to copyrights, but they aren't. Copyrights, as discussed in the previous two issues, allow authors of books, photographs, motion pictures, etc. to have exclusive use of their works. Authors thereby are encouraged to be creative. webmaster@avn.com (Webmaster) Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT