The Fair Housing Act not only abolishes discrimination against African-Americans, but against different races as a whole. The act basically commands that nobody should discriminate a person based on his race when it comes to owning a house. The act mostly covers housing but there are exemptions to it as well. Exemptions from the coverage of the law involves those owner-occupied buildings that do not exceed four units, single family housing that was sold or rented without the help of a broker and also housings that is operated by an organization that limits its occupancy to its members only.

It is not only directly taking part in the discrimination that is covered by the Fair Housing Act, but it also covers the accomplices. The act prohibits any person from coercing, threatening, intimidating or interfering anybody who is exercising a fair housing right, even those persons assisting other people excising the fair housing right. Advertisings should not also be discriminatory, having preference based on race, national origin, color, sex, religion, status and handicap. Such acts are considered illegal and will be dealt by law accordingly.

It is everybody’s right to have a house. Everyone has a right to live out the American dream and have a place to call their own. Despite of race, national origin, color, sex, religion, status and handicap, citizens of the United States of America should be able to own or rent a house and the Fair Housing Act makes them able to do so. Nothing and no one has the right to deprive anyone of achieving to possess their own house especially if this will be for the shelter of the whole family. A good home adds up to the esteem of the whole household and gives a better sense of security and protection to everyone.

Intellectual Property Law can be quite confusing at times. Copyrights, trademarks and patents all have a role in protecting your hard earned content and knowing their role is half the battle. Intellectual property in itself refers to the creations of the mind, including such things as: artistic works, literary works, inventions, names, images, symbols, and designs used in commerce. In other words, the intellect that is the possession of an organization or an individual is considered intellectual property. Intellectual property is divided into two categories, copyrights and industrial property. Copyrights give the authors of an exclusive work, exclusive rights to that work for a limited amount of time. Copyrights cover such literary and artistic works as novels, poems, plays, films, songs and other musical works, artistic works (drawings, paintings, sculptures and photographs) and architectural designs. Copyrights, which must be renewed periodically, allow the creators of a piece of work, the opportunity to benefit from that piece of work.

Industrial property includes patents, trademarks, industrial designs and geographic indications of source. Patents give the inventors of a new product, a certain (limited) amount of time in which he/she may prevent others from making, selling or using the invention without authorization. A trademark is an intellectual property protection which is used to protect the distinctive features that distinguish one product from another. Those features can include such things as: symbols, colors, brands, names, sounds, smells, shapes, and signs. Fortunately, Intellectual property laws benefit the creator of a property, by rewarding that creator for his/her innovation and creativity. Also, society as a whole benefits from intellectual property laws, by the fact, that these laws encourage creativity, therefore allowing the rest of us to benefit from the wide range of products and services that are produced.