Hi there everyone, Have been on the forum doing content creation for a week or two now, and have noticed the section on legal issues. Some of the advice is good, some of the advice is actually legally wrong and Im here to offer my services. I have specialised in Contract Law, Commercial Contract Law, and perhaps most importantly: Intellectual Property Law If you want advice on legal issues then PM me for rates. AJ Just as a quick indication, someone asked a few days ago if uTube was a copyright infringement. I havent had a chance to respond to this individual but, to give you a flavour of my knowledge...uTube cannot be an infringement of copyright because copyright relates to artistic and authorial works such as films, broadcasts, sound recordings, literary works etc and a title has been held to not have copyright protection (in the UK the case Exxon is authority) However, the real question is whether uTube is a TRADEMARK infringement...the answer is that it almost certainly is an infringement (not going to go in depth here tho) Anyone interested should PM me. Many Thanks AJ
what are your qualifications? Are you ecen a qualified solicitor ie:done the LPC, training contract etc....If not your advice wouldnt be that highly rated ie: one could google the basics. And any law student could come on here and do the same.
Hi there nim3, I have completed a qualifying law degree from the London School of Economics, and have a keen interest in the law and stay abreast of developments within fields that impact business. An LPC is the Legal Practice Course, a vocational course for those who wish to become a solicitor (the alternative being a BVC, the bar vocational course, for those to become a barrister) which focuses primarily on issues such as writing, drafting and advocacy. A training contract means you are working for a firm such as Linklaters for a period of roughly 2 years, after which they may offer you a full-time position. Although there is further legal content covered, this is not the focus of these courses. I wouldnt imagine my advice would be as highly rated as Linklaters, for example, but the difference is whether you would be prepared/able to hire them to provide you with legal advice. Anyone can Google the basics of any issue, the difference is whether you want to have to learn the legal issues for yourself or whether you want someone else to give you advice. Also, after learning even a small amount of the law, you will realise that areas are not as cut and dry as the internet may make it appear. People frequently, for example, have mistaken beliefs as a result of old information, or information from a different legal jurisdiction. I can learn about SEO, for example, but would rather specialise rather than having to generalise, and outsource for skills or knowledge that I do not have, and have no intention of developing. I accept that any law graduate could come on here and do the same thing, I doubt a student would be comfortable, the difference is no other law graduate has, to my knowledge. Just like any other content producer or SEO can come onto DP....this is the good thing about the website...it is a free market. I would furthermore argue that you offer SEO, but what if any qualifications do you have pertaining to this? Have you worked for a transnational corporation doing SEO for them (I know these positions exist)? I suspect that your results are what gets you your business, rather than your qualifications. I do not, for example, have a journalism degree nor have I worked for Reuters, but people are hiring me to write content for them and coming back repeatedly. I do not purport to be a freelance solicitor, the thread clearly states that I am a Graduate, I am merely offering legal advice for those individuals who wish to receive it. I have provided my services in the past to forum owners and individuals running workshops, who were all more than satisfied. Regards AJ
Very nice. Can definately tell you are a lawyer, no one else would go on that long simply to prove a point. Apart from using the word "Example" too many times you write very well. Do you have a thread I can bookmark for future reference (in regards to your article writing)
When some company sends me a postcard saying they are going to call around for debts, what is this about? It seems like harassment to me.
I'm no expert, aren't lawyers fairly strictly regulated when it comes to providing their services? Would taking money for legal counsel with you create a attorney client relationship? Does your bar organization consider activities like this legal/ethical?
to jaredgravatt-lol http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1073659 Feel free to PM me anytime to MelogKnaj-Yes of course they are strictly regulated. That is why I am not saying I would be acting as your solicitor, instead I would be providing you with business advice based on my legal knowledge. So for example, if you were to ask me should you go with the name uTube I could tell you that this could and almost certainly would result in trademark infringement, and I could give you information and sources which would back this up...and inform you of any cases that may change this in the coming months/years. If you asked me how to find out if something is in the public domain or not I could provide information. However, to say that it is not possible to give advice of a legal nature for anything would mean that if you write an article about what you can do to defend yourself when under attack, or what tax options are open to you to reduce your exposure then only solicitors or barristers would be eligible to provide any of this information. I am not an attorney, nor do I purport to be, therefore there could be no attorney-client relationship. I think the issue is pretty cut and dry, just like if you write to an agony aunt they dont have to be regulated by the psychiatric profession in order to give their personal opinion.
lol hes not technically a lawyer as he hasnt done his LPC, hes just a law student. and RedDragon Im very aware of the LPC, BVC etc Ill be doing it myself next year.
I think good on him. He is obviously a law student or recently graduated law student who is offering advice to the masses (sorry, not sure if it is free or not) who really cares if he is a fully qualified lawyer or not. If the advice you seek is so important that you can't take his word for it, don't be so bloody cheap and hire a professional.
READ the post mate - HE Is asking for payment! If your serious and want legal advice your best going to a professional - even if they charge more, then atleast you can be 100% that the advice you get is accurate.