PLG207 Legal Writing and Research Communications Law

ASSIGNMENT 3 Refer to the U.S.C.A. What is the definition of a “digital audio recording device” under the copyright law? If you used the U.S.C.A. in print, when was the section last amended? If you used an Internet source, what source did you use? Did it allow you to check the currentness of the section? If so, what was the public law number and date that the section was cur-rent through? ASSIGNMENT 4 Refer to the U.S.C.S. Cite the title and section of the code that addresses equal opportunity in contract solicitation, housing, and community development by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. If you used the U.S.C.S. in print, when was the sec-tion last amended? If you used an Internet source, what source did you use? Did it allow you to check the currentness of the section? If so, what was the public law number and date that the section was cur-rent through? ASSIGNMENT 6 Refer to the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution in the U.S.C.A. or U.S.C.S. Cite the 1967 United States Supreme Court decision address-ing the applicability of the privilege against self-incrimination in the case of juveniles. ASSIGNMENT 7 Look up a statute of your choosing in your state (I live in Virginia). You may find it in a print source, a commercial Internet source, or a noncommercial source, such as your state legislature’s website. 1. What source did you use? 2. When was the statute originally enacted? 3. When was the statute last amended (date and public law number)? 4. Did the source you used allow you to update the statute to ensure you had the most current version of the statute? 5. If the answer to number 4 was yes, how were you able to check for updates to the statute? The following exercises present a statute followed by questions concerning the statute