In 2007, thousands of college students, including about 100 from Ohio University, were sued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for illegally downloading music from file sharing internet sites such as LimeWire and Kazaa. Although most law suits were filed in Federal Court in Columbus or Cincinnati, The Center for Student Legal Services provided advice and assisted students in obtaining settlements with the record companies. Now, the Motion Picture Association of America and individual movie studios are...(FULL POST)

With the infamous Palmer Fest right around the corner, it is important to know how to stay safe and legal during spring fests and parties. Last year alone, 170 people were arrested at Palmer Fest and 5 people were taken to the hospital for “event related injuries”.  It’s spring quarter and everyone wants to have a good time, but it’s important to know how to have fun and stay out of legal trouble. Here are 5 tips to stay legal at fests and spring parties: (FULL POST)

  As Ohio University prepares for the big switch from quarters to semesters, we are also preparing to change our fee structure to go along with the new system. Don’t  worry, we will still be offering low cost affordable legal services! The legal service fee, listed as an option on your tuition bill, is currently $8.00 per quarter, including summer session. That’s a total of $32.00 for the entire school year. Starting in the 2012-2013 school year, our fee will become $12.00 per semester and $8.00 for summer session. That’s still a total of $32.00 per school year. To adjust for two semesters instead of three quarters, our fees have simply shifted but there is no overall increase. Don’t panic when you see $12.00 on your tuition bill and think we’ve raised our fee! Remember, the fee is just spread out differently over semesters. We appreciate your continued support of our program!