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EU Commission Alleges Video-Game Geoblocking
The European Commission has charged Valve Corp., the owner of Steam video-game distribution platform, and five video-game publishers with breaking European Union (EU) competition rules through their use of geoblocking, which restricts access to digital content on a territorial basis.
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Should Trump's Foreign Policy Affect Criminal Prosecutions?
Business has gone global. So too has business-related crime. In the interconnected business environment, white-collar criminal investigations and prosecutions frequently present cross-border issues and affect U.S. foreign relations. Indeed, in some recent high-profile cases, the Trump administration has implied that it sees law enforcement — or the lack of it — as one of the tools in its foreign policy arsenal.
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Fifth Circuit Blocks Fraudulent Transferee's Good Faith Defense
"A … transferee [who] received fraudulent transfers with actual knowledge or inquiry notice of fraud or insolvency" loses any "good faith" defense available under the Texas version of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (TUFTA), held the Fifth Circuit in Janvey v. GMAG, LLC
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Rick Ross Defeats Trademark Suit over Mastermind Album<br>TV Host's Course of Conduct During Life Bars Estate From Getting His IP and Publicity Rights
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Best Practices for Social Media Advertising
Social media is growing up, and this means that brands of all sizes and across all industries are using social media as part of their marketing strategy. However, courts have confirmed that the basic tenets of intellectual property law and advertising law still apply. The following guidelines stem from common questions that clients often have in the area of social media marketing.
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What Has Merit Management Changed?
It has been nearly two years since the Supreme Court upended the world of the Bankruptcy Code securities safe harbor with its decision in <i>Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc.</i>. For all of the speculation regarding its consequences, there have been few subsequent lower court decisions applying <i>Merit Management</i>, however those cases provide valuable guidance to practitioners facing safe harbor litigation as well as transactional lawyers looking to take advantage of safe harbor protections.
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Seventh Circuit Distinguishes Between Truth and Truthiness
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New York State Bar Association Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section Annual Spring Meeting
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Federal Circuit Declines to Follow Patent Office's Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance In Affirming Trial Court's Decision That Claims Are Directed to Patent-Ineligible Subject Matter
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To Release or Not Release Grand Jury Documents? The D.C. Circuit Says No.
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