Week8 BOC: Progress Final Project

So far I think I'm off to a good start with this final project.  I have found a lawyer that will gladly answer my questions regarding the economy, sexual harassment, penalties of copyright etc. As far as how well I'm doing in the class?  I think I'm doing a decent job.  I mean my attendance has definitely effected my grade but at the moment I haven't let it effect my class work efforts nor have I fallen behind in class.  This course has actually benefited thanks to this course and my professor I am a little more familiar with patent laws and copyright.  I'm excited for this final project and I look forward to interviewing my co-worker/ lawyer friend.

EOC Week 6: Illicit Trade

Today in class we watched a documentary regarding illegal trade.  I learned that counter fit in modern day society isn't just being used for fake bags or fake good, there are also smugglers smuggling weapons, drugs, and even organs for humans that are in need of a donor. Illicit trade happens all over and isn't being stopped in most cases because it provides people with jobs and generates lots of money. China plays a big factor in this illegal trade.  People in China are working full time jobs counter fitting the latest on demand product consumers all want, but cant afford, this is why this market will never die down and will always generate money.  We all want these luxuries things but can't always afford them.  My personal thoughts towards illegal trade are very un-bias. I don't agree nor do I disagree with this market.  I believe this is what people have to do to make a living now a days.  When i say i don't disagree I'm not referring to the black market trade.   I don't think its right to sell peoples human organs on the internet because God only knows what people are doing to get those human organs.  I mean for the small things like merchant goods and what not I don't see any harm in that, but as far as human trafficking for money? that's just wrong. 

EOC Week 5: Patent Claim

Patents have a life span of 17 or 20 years. To keep them valid, companies must pay maintenance fees every four years. Once they expire, the holder is expected to remove the numbers from products.  I think its important to always document and protect your own work and ideas specially in today's society.  If you aren't keeping up by protecting your idea's by a creating a patent, someone else could easily construct what is rightfully yours and call it their own.  I found this article very interesting because I thought once you have received a patent for your creation nobody can come around and claim its their own.  That's where I was mistaken, in order for your patent to stay protected you have to ensure its still current every 4 years because sometimes patents expire.  If you don't protect your patent you are running the risk of either being fined $500 for failure to renewing or even worse someone can come and still your creation and sell it else where without your consent.  Technically they aren't at fault because your patent has expired leaving it free for others to claim their own.

EOC: Week 4 Jeopardy Feedback

I think the game was fun and definitely challenging.  It was very helpful it aloud the entire class to  participate & be involved.The game constantly had you thinking it had you skimming pages looking for answers.  Even if we didn't know the answer before the question was asked you still found it useful knowledge because once you heard it you were able to right it down for future references.  This is a great learning method for mid term exam preparations.