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    LEGAL ASPECTS OF COPYRIGHT SUBMITTED TO : SUBMITTED BY : Dr. MANEESH YADAV ASHWINI KUMAR (JL12FS13) INTRODUCTION The Copyright Act‚ 1957(14 of 1957) governs the laws & applicable rules related to the subject of copyrights in India. Copyright Law in the country was governed by the Copyright Act of 1914‚ was essentially the extension of the British Copyright Act‚ 1911 to India ‚ and borrowed extensively from the new Copyright Act of the United Kingdom of 1956. All copyright related laws are

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    Sentencing Paper Toska Reed Introduction of Corrections/CJA234 February 02‚ 2015 University of Phoenix Online Professor John Eckert Sentencing Paper In this paper will describe how the system analyzes the principal objectives of punishment within the United States correctional system. It will also describe how the state and federal systems goals of punishment. How does sentencing affect the state and federal corrections systems overall and I will explain and support my answer? Also‚ this paper

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    A unique aspect of our society is that we‚ as members of society‚ deem what is socially acceptable and what the punishment should be for those who violate our rules. In this paper‚ we will be discussing the different objectives of punishment at the state and federal level. We will also explain how sentencing affects the state and federal corrections systems overall. Lastly‚ we will define determinate sentencing‚ indeterminate sentencing and which sentencing model

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    she is sentenced‚ or punished‚ by a judge. A judge considers many factors when sentencing a defendant. One of the factors are rationales‚ or justifications‚ for criminal punishment. There are five rationales. They are as follows: 1. Retribution 2. Incapacitation 3. Deterrence 4. Rehabilitation 5. Restoration and Victim’s Rights (Bohm & Haley‚ 2014‚ pp. 330-331) Retribution is the only rationale that specifically addresses what has happened in the past. It has two main forms known as revenge and

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    Head: THE IMPACT OF SENTENCING GUIDELINES The Impact of Sentencing Guidelines on the Criminal Justice System Talisha L Alexander Survey of Public Safety Issues‚ Theory‚ and Concepts Abstract Our criminal-justice system has an obligation to impose just sentences. The United States Sentencing Commission is the result of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984‚ part of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984‚ which sought to change the federal criminal sentencing policy and practice

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    LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN VARIOUS FORMS OF BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS:- * SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP In India to establish a sole proprietorship there is no need of filing any legal documents with the Indian state government.  There are four simple steps that should be taken: 1. Choose a business name. 2. File an assumed business name with the county recorder. 3. Obtain licenses‚ permits‚ and zoning clearance. 4. Obtain an Employer Identification Number. To establish a sole proprietorship

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    Parole and Truth in Sentencing paper To understand parole one needs to know what parole is and what it means. Parole is the status and early release of a convicted offender who has been conditionally releases from prison by a paroling authority before his or her sentence is expired. Parole and Probation have similar conditions. While an offender is on parole they have certain rules they need to follow. There is another form of parole which is Federal parole. Federal parole was determined by the

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    Federal and State Sentencing Instructor Class Date Name In 1998 the District of Columbia Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission was charged with developing a comprehensive structured sentencing system for the District. The Commission concluded that the District could benefit from a comprehensive structured sentencing system. Next‚ the Commission embarks the difficult task of creating workable sentencing guidelines for felonies. As Washington‚ DC follows the lead of other jurisdictions

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    Racial Disparity in Sentencing Donna Black CJA423 October 18‚ 2010 Shomari L. Gilford Racial Disparity in Sentencing Racial disparity in sentencing continues to be a long time culmination in the criminal justice system. The disparity in criminal sentencing is seen when individuals who commit similar or the same criminal act results in acquiring different sentences upon conviction (Jones-Brown‚ 2002). The paper will take a look at racial disparity in sentencing today‚ do an examination of

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    Mandatory Sentencing “A mandatory sentence is a court decision setting where judicial discretion is limited by law. Typically‚ people convicted of certain crimes must be punished with at least a minimum number of years in prison.” – Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopaedia The difference between normal and mandatory sentencing is the process that this happens in as normal sentencing sets a range of penalties‚ which allows the judge and the magistrates to see out the sentence according to the circumstances

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