The Legislative Council Committee hearing on the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) copyright dispute between Legislative Counsel and Public Resource dot org will be held:
Thursday, June 19, 10:30 AM, Hearing Room A
There are numerous, and overlapping, links into these live links, so try the one that works for you:
Latest posts on the upcoming June 19th hearing in Salem:
1) From Wikiprojectoregon, Time to Get Political! (which also posts time/place of hearing)
2) Jack Bog’s Blog, State of Oregon as cyberbully
“How to Block Cellphone Spam,” by DAVID POGUE, Published: June 12, 2008
(Note: David Pogue will be in Portland mid-July to speak at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) (yes, “my people” :-))
Please see update at the November 26, 2010, Bankruptcy post.
The Oregon State Bar (OSB) Debtor-Creditor Section has some useful links for the average person at their Consumer web page.
It includes information on their Bankruptcy Clinic. Even though the web page does not seem to have been updated since 2007, I know for a fact that they have a 2008 schedule of these clinics, so give them a call, through their Legal Aid Services of Oregon partners.
Yes, Virginia, you can trademark a font (no, not a fount, at least not this kind of fount).
See story at BlueOregon and What The FOnt? The Great GOrdOn Smith LOgO Mystery (at DuckSportNews).
More:
Re: Sansone v. Gordon, Washington County (Oregon) Circuit Court Case No. C073809CV
“County to appeal decision allowing medical pot users to carry concealed weapons,” Friday, May 30, 2008, by Kurt Eckert:
“Next week, Washington County commissioners will consider filing an appeal to lift the haze over defining the right of Oregon medical marijuana users to possess concealed weapons.
The latest section newsletter from the Estate Planning and Administration section of the Oregon State Bar (OSB) includes the following articles. (Only past issues are online, but you can contact your nearest law school or county law library (see sidebar for links) and ask to see a copy.)
1) “Changes to the Oregon Uniform Trust Code,” by Christopher Cline.
2) “2008 Special Legislative Sesion Establishes Farming, Forestry, and Fishing Inheritance Tax Credit,” (HB 3201, history, and HB 3618, property definitions clarified), by Jeffrey Cheyne.
See Oregonlive story, “Looks like recount for Measure 53,” by Michelle Cole, Wednesday May 28, 2008, 4:23 PM. (Other Politics and Elections news from Oregonlive.)
From the SOS Elections webpage, as of 10:49 a.m., 5/29/08:
State Ballot Measure No. 53
Amends Constitution: Modifies Provisions Governing Civil Forfeitures Related To Crimes; Permits Use of Proceeds by Law Enforcement.
From the Secretary of State’s office, Filing in Oregon dot com:
“The Secretary of State has issued a new Oregon Administrative Rule, effective May 1, 2008 OAR 160-100-0210 Information Required to Be Recorded in Notarial Journal. This rule addresses protections for Notaries and the clients they serve, by helping Notaries comply with the Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act.
The Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act went into effect January 1, 2008. “The purpose of the bill is to provide a level of assurance to consumers that their personal information will be safeguarded, and decrease incidents of identity theft in a meaningful way.
SB 583 contains strong standards for safeguarding personal information, requires notification to consumers if there is a breach of security that may result in a disclosure of information, and gives consumers the right to request a security freeze of their credit file to provide some protection against an identity thief obtaining credit in their name. The law [applies] to all entities that handle personal information, whether they are in the public or private sector.” The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) …” (read full story)
June 19th, 2008, hearing in Salem, on this copyright dispute. (I last posted about this dispute here.) No details yet about time, where, or who.
Letter here (via Public Resource dot org).
SCRIBD documents on this matter are located in this Scribd group, also courtesy of Public Resource dot org.
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