creativity. Copyright. The degree to which a work displays imaginativeness beyond what a person of very ordi-nary talents might create. • Labor and expense are not elements of creativity; for that reason, they are not protected by copyright. Feist Pubs., Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 111 S.Ct. 1282 (1991). Cf. ORIGINALITY; […]
consulate (kon-s[schwa]-lit). 1. The office or jurisdiction of a consul (the senator advised the businessman to notify the U.S. consulate in Kuwait before visiting the country). [Cases: Ambassadors and Consuls 5. C.J.S. Ambassadors and Consuls §§ 26–30.] 2. The location of a consul’s office or residence (the family was staying on the second floor, just
licentia concordandi (li-sen-shee-[schwa] kon-kor-dan-dI), n. [Law Latin “license to agree”] Hist. One of the proceedings on levying a fine of lands. See CONGé D’ACCORDER. “The licentia concordandi, or leave to agree the suit. For, as soon as the action is brought, the defendant knowing himself to be in the wrong, is supposed to make overtures
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peremptory (p[schwa]r-emp-t[schwa]-ree), adj. 1. Final; absolute; conclusive; incontrovertible (the king’s peremptory order). 2. Not requiring any shown cause; arbitrary (peremptory challenges). peremptory, n. See peremptory challenge under CHALLENGE(2).
spam. Unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE). • Most states have some form of antispam law, usu. prohibiting advertisers from misrepresenting or concealing an e-mail’s origin and purpose. In 2004, the much-criticized CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 became federal law. 15 USCA § 7701.
trespasser. One who commits a trespass; one who intentionally and without consent or privilege enters another’s property. • In tort law, a landholder owes no duty to unforeseeable trespassers. Cf. INVITEE; LICENSEE(2). [Cases: Trespass 9. C.J.S. Trespass § 12.] “The word ‘trespasser’ has an ugly sound, but it covers the wicked and the innocent. The
A deed containing a condition subsequent causing title to the property to revert to the grantor or pass to a third party.
Any nonphysical asset or resource that can be amortized or converted to cash, such as patents, goodwill, and computer programs, or a right to something, such as services paid for in advance.
Fair Trade Acts 〈美〉《公平交易法》 该法旨在取消有注册商标的商品的生产商和经销商间垂直〔vertical〕价格维持协议中有关垄断市场或限制贸易的条款，从而批准并保护这些协议。(→fair trade laws)
A cost that can be averted if production is held below a certain level so that additional expenses will not be incurred.