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Some Old Lessons For New Enterprises
e-Commerce firms have aggressively marketed themselves as the new kids on the block. They eagerly discard old ways of doing business, confident that their way of doing business ' online ' is better. It's an e-commerce article of faith that everyone can work more efficiently if he or she would only eliminate outdated practices that don't take advantage of the conveniences available online.
Often, these denizens of all things digital have been correct. Consider the many fields that have been revolutionized ' and jobs that have been eliminated ' by 'new economy' firms. The Internet has not been a friend to individual real estate agents, travel agents and booksellers, however much it has helped their customers and clients. Increasing online access and familiarity have even transformed something as mundane as paying bills, in one of the quiet Internet success stories recently heralded in The New York Times (see, www.nytimes.com/2006/05/29/technology/29ecom.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin, subscription or purchase required).
The Horseshoe Crab As Business Benchmark
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.
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.
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.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?