Brooklyn Law Office Blawg

marriage or fiancee visa?

Alex Roshuk — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:31:23 +0000

Many times we get calls from individuals wishing to sponsor their “significant other” to come to the United States. A common question is: should I marry my girlfriend (or boyfriend) before they come here, or should I get them a fiance (fiancee) visa? Usually the question is: which is faster? The first thing one should consider [...]

Diversity Visas or the Green Card Lottery

Alex Roshuk — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:22:22 +0000

At present the United State DV lottery (DV stands for Diversity Visa), also known as the “green card lottery” is done online. The next DV or diversity visa lottery, (also known as the green card lottery) is open to application in the late fall each year. Here is the link to the information about this [...]

What to do when your lawsuit hits the Blogosphere?

Alex Roshuk — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:27:48 +0000

The astounding thing was that some of the commentary misstated the alleged facts, or drew erroneous conclusions, i.e. that my client's career had been permanently ruined. True, the failed performance had a negative impact on him, but to his credit he has returned to creating music of a very high caliber having recently received prizes and awards which show the depth of his talent and virtuosity.

Removing stolen blog content with a Takedown Notice

Alex Roshuk — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:44:42 +0000

You often read about blog authors who complain that some “scraper” has republished their blog content on a completely unaffiliated site without permission even when then blog owner has not released that content with an “open source” or so-called “copyleft” license. Can a blog owner easily stop such vandalism? Yes. Under United States Copyright [...]

Tying a will with red tape

Alex Roshuk — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:09:22 +0000

One of the most important document fraud protection devices is using “red tape” to tie and seal a legal document. Once the document has been tied and sealed it is virtually impossible to alter the document without destroying it and making such destruction known to anyone who comes into possession of the document. This method was [...]

Defamation in the blogosphere

Alex Roshuk — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:22:22 +0000

Are you responsible if some anonymous poster writes a comment about someone on a blog and it is defamatory? It is certainly true if you own the blog and you write a posting on the blog that you are responsible for the legal consequences of your authorship, but if a third party writes [...]

Copyright ideas? Is it possible?

Alex Roshuk — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:24:29 +0000

The idea-expression dichotomy or divide is embodied in Section 102(b) of the United States copyright code. It states: (b) In no case does copyright protection for an original work of authorship extend to any idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, [...]

Restorative Justice

Alex Roshuk — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:07:31 +0000

The Restorative Justice movement aims at reevaluating the criminal justice system and undertaking reforms to make justice not a punitive undertaking that views punishment through incarceration as the fundamental means to justice but one that sees more proactive approaches such as rehabilitation, transitional services, family support services, pre-trial services and fair representation of defendants in [...]

Beware mortgage foreclosure confidence schemes

Alex Roshuk — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:12:13 +0000

With foreclosures on the rise due to the “subprime” mortgage meltdown there are more and more credit repair and foreclosure rescue “specialists” that promise to solve the problems of the defaulting homeowner. Some of these individuals are providing their clients with valuable expertise and some relief (due to [...]

Black’s Law Dictionary

Alex Roshuk — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:23:35 +0000

One of the best legal books I ever purchased is Black’s Law Dictionary, an American law dictionary. It was founded by Henry Campbell Black. It has been cited as legal authority in many Supreme Court cases. The latest editions, including abridged and pocket versions, are useful starting points for the layman or [...]