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Sets the record straight through ruling that copyright registration is not mandatory for enforcement Copyright is a simple form of intellectual property right (IPR) that comes into existence immediately when an original idea is expressed, such as when a story is published in a magazine or on a website, a poem is recited in a gathering, a sketch is drawn on a paper, or an article is published in newspaper. For this reason, copyright is undoubtedly a simpler form of IPRs when compared with other ...

Father of transgender son worries about LGBTQ+ youths mental heath amid legislative session Lucas Land and last updated 2021-04-20 19:25:52-04 A surge of legislation in Texas is focused on the LGBTQ+ community, a group who is statistically more at risk of suffering from mental health problems. According to Equality Texas, more than 40 bills that could affect LGBTQ+ families across the Lone Star State are up for debate in Austin. One of those families are the Lands. Alec Land came out to his fam...

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive Ramallah, April 20 (IANS) Palestinian official believe that Israel wont respond to the the request for allowing residentis in East Jerusalem to participate in the upcoming general elections. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal action. For news, views and gossips, follow IANS at Twitter. Upda...

Colorado bill would prohibit traveling animal show PATTY NIEBERG, Associated Press/Report for America April 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2017 file photo the Zoppe Italian Family Circus kicks off with multiple performers for opening night, in Avon, Colo. Colorado lawmakers moved closer to passing a bill to prohibit using certain animals in traveling performances like circuses. If the bill becomes law, a violation would be a misdemeanor and carry a fine...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers neared adjournment Monday from a 90-day...

Maryland session ends after focus on pandemic aid, policing BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3The Maryland Senate meets on the last day of the states 90-day legislative session on Monday, April 12, 2021 in Annapolis, Md. Senators have been working inside enclosures around their desks as a precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Brian Witte.Brian Witte/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3Members of the Maryland House of Delegates sit socially distanced on the last da...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House on Monday advanced a bill that would ban...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will allow people to get beer, wine and liquor...

Student fires at officers at Tennessee school, is killed TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press April 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 18 1of18Knoxville police work the scene of a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School Monday, April 12, 2021, in Knoxville, Tenn.Wade Payne/APShow MoreShow Less 2of18Police work in the area of Austin-East Magnet High School after a reported shooting Monday, April 12, 2021. Authorities say multiple people including a police officer have been...

Leaders of GM, Ford among objectors to voting restrictions DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 9 1of9FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020 file photo, residents wear masks as they vote at the Zion St. Joe United Church of Christ on Election Day, in St. Joseph, Mich. The leaders of three-dozen major Michigan-based companies, including General Motors and Ford, announced Tuesday, April 13, 2021, their opposition to Republican-sponsored election bills that would make it harder to...