BLAW 3330 Laws of Business Discussion Questions
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BLAW 3330 (Business Law)
Assignment Four
I.
(1) Which of the following employees would NOT be entitled to FMLA leave?
(a) A man seeking leave to care for his child whom he adopted 6 months earlier.
(b) A woman seeking leave to care for her dying mother-in-law.
(c) A man seeking leave to care for his same-sex spouse who is undergoing cancer treatment.
(d) A woman seeking leave to attend inpatient rehabilitation for alcoholism.(2) The total image and overall appearance of a product can be protected as its __________.
(3) Its generally said that copyright protection extends only to the ______________ of ideas, not to the ideas themselves.
(4) A well-known computer hacker has created a software program that defeats the encryption programs used by banks to protect their customers financial information. The hacker has violated the statute known as __________________________.
(5) When applying for a design patent, one need not show usefulness; rather one must show ________________.
(6) Entech does not have a written non-disclosure or non-competition agreement with its employee, Veronica. Veronica has taken a job with Entechs competitor, and Entech wishes to prevent Veronica from working for the competitor on the basis that Veronica will undoubtedly disclose the information she gained at Entech, even though there is no evidence that Veronica has taken any particular information. Some courts would enjoin Veronica from working for the new company due to the ________________ doctrine. (18 points)
II.
(1) Sally Johnson, who viewed herself as a classical poet, gave a poetry recital at the University of North Texas at Dallas. At this event, she made up her poems on the spot. Raven Gonzalez, a student with a remarkable memory, returned home afterwards and wrote down from memory one of Sallys extemporized poems. Raven later had it published under the name Reflections. Does Sally have a claim for copyright infringement against Raven?(2) What three conditions must be satisfied for a work to be deemed a work made for hire (and thus owned by the party who ordered its preparation) when it is prepared by an independent contractor?
(12 points)III.
(1) Since the 1960s, Aaron Brothers Corporation has used a special shade of yellow-red color on the battery organizers it manufactures for online retailers. In 1990, Adams Products (an Aaron Brothers rival) began selling its own battery organizers to online retailers, and it colored the organizers a similar yellow-red. In 1991, Aaron Brothers registered the special yellow-red color on battery organizers with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark. Aaron Brothers sued Adams Products for trademark infringement. Adams Products argues that the Lanham Act does not permit registering color alone as a trademark. Explain the law that applies to this case and argue whether a trademark violation has been committed.(2) The owner of the federally-registered trademark SUGAR ROUGE has sued the owner of the mark SUGAR RED for trademark infringement. There has been no actual confusion between the marks. SUGAR ROUGE is used in connection with candy and SUGAR RED is used in connection with cupcakes. Fully discuss whether SUGAR RED infringes SUGAR ROUGE.
(30 points)IV.
(1) Identify the requirements for applicability of the limited exemption to the Employer Polygraph Protection Act for security firms and manufacturers of controlled substances, as well as ongoing investigations by a private enterprise.(2) What are the private employers defenses for lawsuits brought by employees or applicants under the following Federal statutes?:
(a) Equal Pay Act
(b) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
(c) Age Discrimination in Employment Act
(d) Americans with Disabilities Act
(20 points)V.
(1) What are some common types of equity financing? Explain.
(2) What types of collateral may be used in debt financing?
(3) What is the downside of not retaining 51% ownership in your company?
(4) If one uses the WACC formula in financing corporate operations, how is this formula calculated?
(5) What type of bonds base the interest payment on the level of corporate earnings?
(6) The issuance of equity securities is regulated by ___________ and the _______________.
(7) If a shareholder has the right to purchase a pro rata share of any additional stock offering in order to prevent her interest from being diluted, this must be documented in the _______________________.
(8) The type of stock that gives preferred shareholders not only the right to receive dividends first, but also the right to share in the remaining corporate income with the common shareholders is known as ______________________________.(9) What two tests must be satisfied to prevent insolvency before the declaration and distribution of dividends to shareholders?
(10) What must a shareholder do to compel distribution of a dividend?
(20 points)
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