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Law School, Disrupted
Anyone who has watched The Paper Chase can tell you law school has not changed much since the 1970s. And legal education seemed pretty comfortable with keeping the status quo, even well into the 2000's when I went to law school in 2003.
But the last few years have been rough for legal education: graduates have sued their law schools; legal education advocacy organization Law School Transparency has called law schools' self-reported hiring statistics into question (and/or demonstrated that the statistics were fabricated); a wide variety of media outlets have covered law schools' and lawyers' struggles; and, reflecting a general impression that the law degree has lost some of its cultural cache, law school applications have fallen precipitously. Despite all this, legal education has remained a largely undisrupted stalwart in the legal ecosystem.
Until now.
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.
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?
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.