Jessica Jones vs. The Purple Man: The Right Way To Build A Criminal Case

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Without direct evidence, Jessica Jones would have to rely on indirect or circumstantial evidence to build her case, which proves a fact by inference rather than explicitly. Pretty much everything that isn’t direct evidence (like a video or confession) is circumstantial, like eye-witness testimony, documentation, or forensic evidence. Direct evidence is hard to come by, so the more indirect evidence that links the suspect to the crime, the smaller the window of “reasonable doubt” and the more likely you are to secure that conviction. 

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The Poor Man’s Copyright Does and Does Not Exist

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The Poor Man’s Copyright Does and Does Not Exist

For those not in the know, the Poor Man's Copyright is the act of mailing a copy of your work to yourself in a sealed envelope. In transit, the envelope will be date stamped and once received by you, it will remain sealed forevermore, or until its opening is required as part of a copyright infringement lawsuit. The combination of being sealed and date stamped is supposed to act as presumptive evidence that your work supersedes all others, including your infringer, at a rate that’s easy on the credit card. 

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