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While most government documents are in the public domain, not all of them are.  Here’s a story about some copyrighted state legal forms and the state (Montana) that sued a company that violated that copyright.  The defendants were charging someone lots of money for the forms – when state residents could have used the forms for no charge at all in their own court cases.
 
This happens in Oregon, too.  Before buying legal forms online, find out if there are any free, official Oregon legal forms available.  You can ask at the Oregon State Bar, at an Oregon county law library, or you can post the question to L-net.
 
“State Law Library of Montana Wins Legal Forms Case,” by Judy Meadows, State Law Library of Montana
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The Oregon government documents, public, and academic library communities are discussing options for hosting this library service elsewhere in the state.
You can find other U.S. Patent & Trademark Resource Centers at the USPTO website.
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KCLL Klues, the King County (Washington) Law Library blog has this post from 10/31/11.  It has links to useful resources and sample policies, all of which may be helpful to lawyers and law firm librarians.
I posted a little while ago on the related subject of blog Comment policies on public library websites.
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Oregon Small Claims Court forms (including updates) are available at the OJD Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR) website.
Additional Oregon Small Claims Court information is available through many or possibly all of the Oregon Circuit Court websites and at county justice courts. (Note: Not all counties have Justice Courts.)
Law libraries and public libraries may have additional information on Small Claims Court, including books, articles, websites, and a recommendation that you visit the Small Claims Court where you will be filing your case so you can see what happens in Real Life.
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“My boyfriend is 15 and I’m 17 …” and variations on the theme.
Sometimes the only thing to do is to “Ask a Lawyer.” Sometimes, you can read all the books, read all the statutes, ask all your friends, and you still don’t have an answer.
The Oregon State Bar has a program called Problem Solvers for people ages 11 to 17. They offer free, confidential 30 minute legal consultations. You can contact them:
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Second only to the “can I leave my kids home alone?” types of questions are the “can I tape record a conversation?” types of questions.
The Oregon Court of Appeals has a few more things to say about this subject. You can start with this Oregonian article:
“If an Oregon police officer is recording your traffic stop, it’s legal to make your own recording of the encounter,” by Aimee Green, The Oregonian, Monday, October 31, 2011, updated Tuesday, November 01, 2011
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It’s that time of year again when Oregon lawyers ask about:
CLEs in Oregon public law libraries
And, here are some other research guides that may be of use to Oregon lawyers, support staff, and self-represented litigants:
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The Uniform Law Commission (National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws) have updated the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA).
For a detailed summary of the latest actions, please read:
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Volunteering = Networking
One way to find a job is to volunteer with an organization that does the sort of work you might like to do yourself one day.
If you’re not sure what you love to do, try out different volunteer gigs:
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