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Adding Sources and Verification
As part of a class project for this course I will be adding sources to the page Louisiana Bar Exam to verify information and to add information.

I will use "Look Who's Talking..." to verify information about the effect Hurricane Katrina had on some Bar Exam takers.

I will use "Focus on Professionalism" to add information about the application process.

I will use "LSU Law Grads Top State Bar Pass Rates" to update the latest bar pass rates.

I will use The "Cause and Effect of Recent Changes to the Louisiana Bar Examination" to record the latest changes to the exam's structure and rules.

Assignment 3: The Lead
As part of a class project for this course I would like to add a lead to the article Criminal Copyright Law in the United States.

Oboudr5 (talk) 05:24, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Lead rough-draft
Criminal Copyright laws exist to protect the creative writings of authors in the United States. The unacknowledged use of another’s intellectual property for the “purpose of financial gain” can break copyright laws and lead to fines and jail time. Criminal Copyright laws have been a part of U.S. laws since 1787 when they were written into the Constitution. It first protected authors for 14 years with an option to renew for another 14 years after the first period had expired, then in 1909 the time span was extend to 28 years with the option to extend for another 28 years once the primary span concluded. Now the law protects for the author’s lifetime and beyond that. The violation of copyright laws can lead to civil and/or criminal penalties. Criminal requires that the offender knew that he or she was committing a crime. Those who commit civil copyright infringement can be “innocent,” “ordinary,” or “willful.” In recent years there ahs been some debate over how much someone should be punished and what value should be placed on what was stolen. This has lead to prosecutors perusing more clearly understood cases instead of trying to decipher the, now expansive, laws.

Oboudr5 (talk) 18:56, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Criminal copyright laws exist to protect the creative property of people in the United States. The unacknowledged use of another’s intellectual property for the purpose of financial gain can break copyright laws and lead to fines and jail time. Criminal copyright laws have been a part of U.S. laws since 1787 when they were written into the Constitution. It first protected creators for 14 years with an option to renew for another 14 years after the first period had expired, then in 1909 the time span was extend to 28 years with the option to extend for another 28 years once the primary span concluded. Now the law protects for the creators' lifetime and beyond that. The violation of copyright laws can lead to civil and/or criminal penalties. Criminal requires that the offender knew that he or she was committing a crime. Those who commit civil copyright infringement can be “innocent,” “ordinary,” or “willful.” In recent years there has been some debate over how much someone should be punished and what value should be placed on what was stolen. This has lead to prosecutors perusing more clearly understood cases instead of trying to decipher the, now expansive, laws.