The Rise of a Technological Oligarchy in the United States: A Future Within Reach?

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As technology continues to reshape every facet of human existence, a critical question arises: Is the United States on the brink of becoming a technological oligarchy? While the concept might seem like science fiction, the convergence of economic, political, and … Read More

Creative Commons License

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Creative Commons is a comprehensive license suitable for copyleft distribution of creative works. The Creative Commons License was developed in 2002 under the guidance of Lawrence Lessig. He is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and … Read More

Copyleft

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Intellectual Property Laws are framed to protect the interests of commercial publishers and to restrict the use of creative works among authorised users. Distribution of copyright-free works has become popular with the advent of the Internet. Professionals, educational and research institutions, libraries, … Read More

Copyright

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Copyright works like a sword with two-edges. Copyright helps to assure the rights of the author and publisher on the books. It protects the commercial interests of the author and the publisher and helps to get decent revenue by publishing books. … Read More

Retributive justice

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Retributive justice or retributionism is a theory of justice – and more specifically a theory of punishment – that holds that proportional retribution is a morally acceptable response to the offense or crime, regardless of whether or not this measure … Read More

Anglo-Saxon tradition in philosophy of law

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In the United States, the influence of H. L. Hart (1907-1992) and Ronald Dworkin largely eclipse that of Kelsen. Under the term “legal philosophy”, the theory of Anglo-Saxon law closely links philosophy of law and jurisprudence. According to these authors, … Read More

Safety in European Union

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Physically, safety is the state of a situation with the minimum of risk. Psychically, safety is the state of mind of a person who feels calm and confident. For the individual or group, it is the feeling (well or ill-founded) … Read More

Gambling taxes and law in France

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Taxes (All of the information provided in this section are taken from the joint contribution of the Ministries of Interior, Budget and Agriculture.) The tax percentages below refer to the games exposed aggregate gross annual income from the activity in … Read More

Gambling law in Denmark

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Taxes Danish games of chance are not subject to VAT (the standard rate of 25%) except for certain slot machines (machines without cash prizes located in mobile amusement parks). The profits on games, lotteries and betting on the Faroe Islands … Read More

Drama of a city in Romania – The Romanian government no longer pays his employees

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While heavy water plant employees protest in front of the RAAN headquarters despairing that they have not received wages for months for their work, and asks themselves worried how their children will warm during the winter approaching, while other large … Read More

Gambling taxes and law in Austria

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Taxes The GSpG contains tax regulations which apply to all types of games falling under the purview of this Act. A federal licence levy of from 2 to 27,5% calculated in accordance with the stakes, applies to Lotteries, but for … Read More

Copyright exceptions for libraries and archives in European Union

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For the libraries and other similar establishments, two core issues have arisen: the production of digital copies of materials held in the libraries’ collections and the electronic delivery of these copies to users. Digitisation of books, audiovisual material and other … Read More

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