Legal Issues

Why did i receive a picture of a nude woman sent by brocky songnian at rob@tconsult.com? i am going to take your e mail and the picture to my local district attorneys office if you do not respond.

dbachelor01@tds.net

Is is legal to use quotes of sayings in book to be published?

I hired an independent contractor to build and design my website. I provide her with my domain name (which I legally own) and all of the content, i.e. pictures and texts. I pay her the amount she requested for such services. She in turn builds the site through an online website building program. Later, we have a verbal discussion in regards to monthly updates and we agree upon a specifc amount. I send her the money through my paypal account. She then sends me an email stating that she doesn't feel the amount is a fair price for her time and work and suggests I find a new web designer to conduct such updates. I agree and find someone else. When I ask her to provide me with the website source files... She states to me via email..."you simply need to request from me the removal of the redirection of your IP address from my site which is an immediate termination of the link of your domain name to my hosting. So the webdesigner can create his own layout and link his IP to your domain. Let me know when your new website is done and I will remove your site immediately from your domain".

She is pretty much telling me that if I do not continue to use her services then she will delete my site. It is my understanding that I contracted her to build my website and that it now legally belongs to me. I own the domain name and have copyrights to all of the pictures and text. I feel like I am being held hostage in this situation. Do I legally own the website that I contracted her to build for me? Or does she own the website and has the legal right to NOT transfer the source files to me because she built it and feels the designs belong to her?

Jenny Milstead
www.jennymilstead.com

I have a number of rental properties and would like to protect them. Should I form a LLC or would something else be better.

Has anyone had to sue a client for payment on a successfully completed project?
What options/rights might be invoked to obtain payment when a client simply holds out?

I run a small business with 2 brothers & 1 sister. My sister & 1 brother "work" in the office. They show up about two or three times a week for about 4 hrs. each day. My sister gets paid a salery of 88K and my brother 75K. I work about 60 hrs. a week and get paid by the hr.@ 30 per hr. They help themselfs to bonuses and other perks. I want them to get paid a fair wage for the hrs. they show up for work. I want to have everyone get paid for what they work for. Do I have any legal recourse to change this?

Does a copyright have to include the beginning year, in a range format, e.g. "1998-2008 Copyright" or do I just need current year date such as, "2008 copyright" ?