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Getting the Most Out of Technologies You Already Own
Microsoft PowerPoint is a popular component of the Microsoft Office package; providing templates and tools for creating slides, overheads and visual effects for presentations. The use of PowerPoint is becoming a staple in law firms. From the boardroom, to the classroom, to the courtroom, presentations enhance the delivery of your message. PowerPoint makes it easy for a novice to prepare and deliver a professional-looking presentation in little time. With that in mind, you will encounter many garish, confusing or boring PowerPoint presentations ' because it is so easy and even fun to use, people get carried away with its special effects and end up creating what amounts to an animated comic strip.
Picking a Presentation
Much has been written about the prevalence of bad presentations; let's direct the focus to best practices for law firms. Other than outlining the content of the presentation, the first decision is how the presentation will be delivered. Common practice currently is running a slide show from a laptop computer, but transparencies for an overhead projector ' or even printed handouts ' should be considered. The visual impact of animated graphics and special effects makes a slide show the popular choice. The selected medium will determine the design template and formatting options going forward.
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?