BUS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Unfair Competition, Lanham Act, Reverse Engineering
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Chapter 9: agency law: parol evidence rule- a person cannot bring outside information of a prior agreement to modify the current agreement. Illegality- this transaction is illegal so you cannot close to transaction. Defense: independent contractor (ic) not agent means that the principal is not liable. Factors: own time, own tools, per job basis, not on a salary, can work for other people, more specialized the work is etc. Always have confirming letter or email that states this. If it was a personal argument outside the scope of employment the principal is not liable. Assault- plaintiff was put in reasonable fear of bodily harm. Battery- unauthorized, harmful touching (never put in fear) False imprisonment- (cid:862)(cid:373)er(cid:272)ha(cid:374)t detai(cid:374)er(cid:863)- if they acted reasonably and they immediately realized what they did was incorrect. Invasion of privacy- u(cid:374)authorized i(cid:374)trusio(cid:374) o(cid:374) plai(cid:374)tiff"s perso(cid:374)al solitude (cid:894)(cid:272)ele(cid:271)rities forfeit this(cid:895) Right of publicity- unauthorized appropriation of a celebrities/public figures name, likeness, voice, etc. for profit.
