Disabled kids win back their SSI benefits; attorneys recruited by bar associations and firms have restored disability benefits to thousands of poor children nationwide

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The federal government in Feb 1997 made it harder for handicapped children to qualify for SSI benefits, saying they had to have "marked and severed functional limitations." The eligibility criteria come in the welfare reform law, the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996. Applying this standard, the Social Security Administration sent termination notices to about 142,000 of the 1 mil children who receive such benefits. Many of these children suffered from such severe handicaps as blindness and cerebral palsy. The Children's SSI Project and the SSI Kids Disability Project are two of the pro bono projects aiding clients trying to have their benefits reinstated.

Disabled children, United States. Social Security Administration. Supplemental Security Income Program

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Foreign owners' rights are restored by GATT to public domain works: the most vexing complication is when the restoration may begin

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Foreign copyright owners' rights to works in the US public domain are restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, which changes Copyright Act section 104A. Eligible works include those in the public domain because their subject matter was unprotected, the works lacked national eligibility or the US introduction did not comply with US copyright law. A difficulty posed by this change is that the restoration is automatic and comes into effect on Jan 1, 1996, according to the Copyright Office. Foreign owners must give users written notice and then a one-year grace period begins.

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By extending the reach of the Lanham Act to counterfeiting abroad, the courts are providing U.S. companies with another weapon to fight international piracy

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The Federal Trademark Act protects against counterfeiting not only within the US, but also abroad by giving US district and territorial courts jurisdiction over actions in other countries when certain conditions are met. The act, also called the Lanham Act, is almost unique in that regard. When the courts cannot offer such remedy, trademark owners can seek relief under international treaties, or petition the office of the US Trade Rep for aid. Sometimes foreign courts will launch criminal proceedings against fraud.

International aspects, Software piracy, Product counterfeiting

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