Function and Role of Law in Business and Society LAW 421 Function and Role of Law in Business and Society Our system of societal life could not exist without a set of rules that govern human behavior or business interactions. Black’s Law Dictionary defines these rules‚ called “law‚” as “the body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority‚ and having legal binding force” (Melvin‚ p. 4‚ 2011). The most important aspects of law is that it creates duties‚ obligations‚ and
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trademarks of businesses. For example‚ Ford Motors would have to buy back the domain name to Ford.com to protect their trademark and not lose potential business. However‚ this was dealt with when congress passed the Anti Cyber squatting Consumer Protection Act (ACCPA). MANAGERIAL PERSPECTIVE Discuss how the legal issues affect business. For example‚ could the problems have been avoided? Explain. Discuss realistic solutions supported by sound legal and business principles. Protection of intellectual
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One of the biggest violations to American Civil Rights is the Patriot Act. “The USA PATRIOT Act is an Act of the U.S. Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26‚ 2001. The act greatly reduced restrictions that were placed on law enforcement agencies and gave them the ability to search telephone‚ e-mail communications‚ medical‚ financial‚ and other records. It eased restrictions on foreign intelligence gathering within the United States and expanded the Secretary of
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six different types of law‚ which are: substantive‚ procedural‚ criminal‚ civil‚ common and statutory. In all cases certain US Constitution amendments must be applied in order to protect the rights of the business or organization. Discussion Criminal law is the portion of the law that deals with legal punishments of criminal defences. Whereas‚ civil law deals with disputes between individuals‚ organizations in which compensation is awarded to the victim. Criminal law cases are dealt with by
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Ferrante LAW/421 – Contemporary Business Law Date August 18‚ 2013 Instructor Name Jane Schneider Case Scenario: Big Time Toymaker In week four’s theory practice‚ we reviewed the case scenario of Big Time Toymaker vs Chou in regards to determining the validity of a contract. As we’ve reviewed‚ an agreement or mutual assent is of course essential to a valid contract but the law imputes to a person an intention corresponding to the reasonable meaning of his words and acts. If his words and acts‚ judged
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LAW/421 Version 1 Contemporary Business Law Individual Assignment: Role and Functions of Law Paper Laws are set by government to create a better society and business transactions. Laws are created and do force us to give some our freedom to be able to live in a safe environment and feel comfortable to make transactions. Through Laws it helps adjust social behavior‚ which allows society to work effectively. Laws also are put forth to have ethical standards in society and business‚ so that no one
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Week Four Individual Case Scenario LAW/421 March 14‚ 2013 Week Four Individual Case Scenario By studying the situation‚ I don’t believe the 2 sides concerned ever had a deal. In the situation‚ the sides reached a deal just 3 days ahead of the conclusion of a 90-day time frame set in the initial negotiation deal. In the initial negotiation deal‚ it says that there would be no distribution agreement until it was on paper. As soon as the BTT manager posted the e-mail to Chou‚ he described
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Article Review Law/421 xxNamexx Month xx‚ 2012 A contract dispute between two businesses is very common. Litigations are handled in state courts or federal courts and during the arbitration. The disputes commonly involve intellectual property‚ privacy‚ ethics‚ and security. Many business to business contract disputes will include construction companies‚ real estate‚ Insurance claims‚ and in some cases they will include television stations. Upon reading an article with the famous TV show
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This situation between John and Mark is kind of unique. John signs a contract to sell some of his property to Mark on August 1st‚ but John delays the date until November 1st and we do not know the reason for Johns delay. This makes Mark must incur additional expenses for his national dog breeding company called Remington Sporting Dog Breeders. Mark must find a suitable alternate location to house his dogs until the new November closing date. Before I read the chapters this week I looked over this
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ACCOUNTING REVIEW Vol. 83‚ No. 3 2008 pp. 757–787 Real and Accrual-Based Earnings Management in the Pre- and Post-Sarbanes-Oxley Periods Daniel A. Cohen New York University Aiyesha Dey University of Chicago Thomas Z. Lys Northwestern University ABSTRACT: We document that accrual-based earnings management increased steadily from 1987 until the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in 2002‚ followed by a significant decline after the passage of SOX. Conversely‚ the level of real earnings management
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