The ChessboardSM
A newsletter for owners and managers of small businesses who want to do good deals, have contracts that work and protect their intellectual property.

November 2010
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From the Law Office of Philip L. Marcus
Your Small Business Lawyer
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Columbia, Maryland 21046 USA
Toll free 877-934-4766 (Col. 301-498-4766)

plm HEADSHOTWelcome to my newsletter.  I would really liketo know if there is a topic or question you would like me to talk about.  Please write me: chessboard[at]SmallBizLawyer.us.  And thank you for reading on.

The contents of this newsletter and the linked destinations are not legal advice but general information--in specific situations please seek legal advice from an experienced attorney.

Sincerely,
Philip L. Marcus, J.D.

In This Issue
Borrowing from the Web is Dangerous
It's lawyer-joke time, ROFLMAO
Negotiate by Tempting
Book Bargain
Borrowing from the Web is Dangerous
Most of what is out there is protectd by copyright.

It looks easy to copy and re-use, and you may be tempted.  But resist.  What looks like it is free usually is not.
 
Read more in Borrowing is Dangerous


Lawyer-Joke Time
I am a lawyer.  I can tell these.  Just please don't laugh so hard I can hear you.

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Did you hear about the terrorists who took a whole courtroom
  full of lawyers hostage?
  They threatened to release one every hour until their
  demands were met.
 
  Did you hear that the Post Office just recalled their
  latest stamps?
  They had pictures of lawyers on them and people
  couldn't figure out which side to spit on.
 
  How can a pregnant woman tell that she's carrying a  future lawyer?  She has an uncontrollable craving for baloney.
 
  How does an attorney sleep?
  First he lies on one side, then he lies on the other.
 
  How many lawyer jokes are there?
  Only three. The rest are true stories.
 
  How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
  How many can you afford?
 
  How many lawyers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
  Three. One to climb the ladder. One to shake it. And one to sue the ladder company.
 
  If a lawyer and an IRS agent were both drowning, and  you could only save one of them, would you go to lunch  or read the paper?
 
  What did the lawyer name his daughter?
  Sue.
 
  What do you call 25 skydiving lawyers?
  Skeet.
 
  What do you call a lawyer gone bad?
  Senator.
 
  What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 50?
  Your Honor.
Negotiate by Tempting
Offer your trading partner enough to tempt them to make a deal.
If you don't you may end up with W.H.O.--what happens otherwise. Read more: Negotiate by Temptation
 

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About Us Law Office of Philip L. Marcus, the Small Business Lawyer
Cherry Tree House, Columbia, Maryland 21046-1818
Toll-free 877-934-4766 (In Columbia 301-498-4766)
Fax 301-368-2464
35 Years' experience in law and business. MIT-trained.
 
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