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Monitoring the Nasdaq Capital Gains
We are at a wonderful period in time in many ways. We are enjoying the year-end holiday season with our family and friends, the Dow index has crested the 10,000 mark, and the capture of Saddam Hussein is now behind us. After 3 years of negative market performance returns displayed each time we opened our statements, we get to see a net change in value that is a positive number instead of negative.
As investors, we do have many good reasons to celebrate, and should. But we should not forget what happened last time the party got out of hand and especially what happened with the high-speculative behavior exhibited with Nasdaq stocks. It would be time well spent to take
a moment and reflect on that period of seemingly endless growth, and the decisions and investments choices that we made. If given the ability to go back in time, what would you do different regarding your investments if given a second chance?
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Anti-Assignment Override Provisions
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?