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BIT PARTS

Stan Soocher

'Actual Notice' Issue Up Next in Victor Willis Termination Rights Litigation<br>Alleged Access Scenarios No Help to Plaintiff in Suit over Tim McGraw Hit<br>California's Retroactive Right of Publicity Doesn't Violate Due Process<br>Copyright Attorney Fees Assessed Against Ed Sullivan Show Owner

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COUNSEL CONCERNSDC Comics Denied Sanctions in Superman Copyright Dispute

Amanda Bronstad

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, although 'deeply troubled' by his behavior, refused to sanction prominent entertainment attorney Marc Toberoff for alleged discovery violations during his lengthy court battle over the rights to Superman.

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ROYALTY ROUNDUP Loan-Out Companies; Limitations Defense

Stan Soocher

The 2010 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that artists can be entitled, under their pre-existing recording agreements, to half of record-label income from digital sales has triggered claims involving thousands of artists.Following are three recent developments in this litigation area.

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Sales Speak: How to Close New Business

Larry Bodine

Attorneys are typically very good at describing their skills and recounting problems they have solved for other clients, but they struggle with asking for the business.

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Jeffrey S. Ginsberg & Joseph Mercadante

Highlights of the latest intellectual property cases from around the country.

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Leadership in the Law: The Fallacy of Merger Math

Timothy B. Corcoran

If we were to analyze law firm mergers by plotting client satisfaction on one axis and partner satisfaction on the other, the resulting scatter diagram would reflect a surprising few combinations that were deemed satisfactory to all parties.

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