A corporation is a legal person which, while being composed of natural persons, exists completely separately from them. This separation gives the corporation unique powers which other legal entities lack. The extent and scope of its status and capacity is determined by the law of the place of incorporation.

Investors and entrepreneurs often form joint stock companies and incorporate them to facilitate a business; as this form of business is now extremely prevalent, the term corporation is often used to refer specifically to such business corporations. Corporations may also be formed for political, religious or charitable purposes (not-for-profit corporations), or as government or quasi-governmental entities (public corporations).

Legal status

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The law typically views a corporation as a fictional person, a legal person, or a moral person (as opposed to a natural person); United States law recognises this as corporate personhood. Under such a doctrine (obviously a legal fiction), a corporation enjoys many of the rights and obligations of individual persons, such as the ability to own property, sign binding contracts, pay taxes, have certain constitutional rights, and otherwise participate in society. (Note that corporations do not possess all the rights appertaining to individuals: in most jurisdictions, for example, a corporation cannot become a citizen and vote.)

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Ten Ton Hammer - EVE Online

EVE Online Becomes First MMOG to be Offered Through Steam
Aelryn Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:02:18 -0500
There's even a free trial! Worlds in Motion is reporting that EVE Online will soon be available for download through Valve's popular game delivery platform, Steam. CCP has announced that its EVE Online MMO will be made available through Valve's content delivery platform, Steam. Concurrent with the launch, EVE Online will offer a 21-day free trial period for all Steam users, with a discount for those who join. Read more at Worlds in Motion.
Ten Ton Hammer Eve Online Giveaway
Ralsu Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:33:43 -0500
Go, on! Embrace Your Alter Ego! Ten Ton Hammer is teaming up with CCP Games to start the new year EVE Online style. Just like the EVE Online slogan, we're inviting you to embrace your alter ego with the Ten Ton Hammer EVE Online Giveaway Contest! Our grand prize winner will receive a copy of the acclaimed book The Art of EVE, a pair of EVE Online socks, and 50 days of free game time. The lucky second place winner will get the edge over other EVE Online players with a 1-year subscription to E-ON magazine and 30 days of free play time. Our final winner will come away with the coveted  EVE Zippo and 30 days of free game time. Game time can be applied to existing accounts, so current players can win, too! Check out the full details at www.tentonhammer.com/EVEGiveaway!
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Ralsu Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:55:51 -0500

MacWorld Reviews the EVE Online Mac Client
Aelryn Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:51:13 -0500
For Maccers, by Maccers. MacWorld has written a review of the EVE Online Mac client for players to read. Massively multiplayer online games—sometimes called MMOGs or MMOs—appear far too rarely on the Mac. Since 2004, World of Warcraft has pretty much dominated the MMOG scene. So it was exciting news early in 2007 when it was revealed that CCP Games was readying a Macintosh version of EVE Online, its MMOG set in outer space. The game was released in early November, and since then, may Mac players have joined the ranks. Check it out and see if you agree with what they say, here at MacWorld. [Via RPGDot]
EVE Online: New Patch Notes
Aelryn Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:17:52 -0500
Nobody should be forced to sing Dancing Queen. Ever. Read the patch notes and you'll get it. The patch notes are up today for version 1.0.1 of the Trinity Client. It's a hefty list of changes and tweaks, so if you play EVE be sure to check it out. You can see it at the EVE Online website.
Win Free Game Time! - Ten Ton Hammer Holiday Spoof-a-Long Forum Contest
Shayalyn Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:04:37 -0500
Up to 6 Months Free Gameplay for a Song! Join the festivities on the Ten Ton Hammer forums and win up to 6 months of free gameplay in your favorite MMOG! All you have to do for a chance to win is rewrite the lyrics to a holiday song, making them about your MMOG of choice. Want to spoof the feast of Winter Veil in World of Warcraft; express your love (or disdain) for fae with candy canes in EverQuest II; or maybe even tackle racial tensions in Vanguard the way Dalmarus did in this example? Have at it! To submit an entry, follow these steps: Choose your favorite MMOG and navigate to the contest thread in the appropriate forum: Age of Conan EVE Online EverQuest II Lord of the Rings Online Tabula Rasa Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning World of Warcraft Select a popular holiday song and rewrite the lyrics to make the song about your favorite MMOG. (You might write a song about World of Warcraft to the tune of Jingle Bells, for instance.) Post your song in the appropriate forum thread. Be sure to include the title of the original song. If your rewritten song is called Barrens Hell, for example, post a note letting us know that your song was written to the tune of Jingle Bells. (Please keep your entries PG-13!) Enter as often as you like, but be sure to enter in the appropriate forum (follow the links to game titles above). Holiday Spoof-a-Long details and official rules

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