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D.C. Circuit Ruling Starts Next Phase in Debate Over 'Net Neutrality' Image

D.C. Circuit Ruling Starts Next Phase in Debate Over 'Net Neutrality'

David Ingram

Comcast Corp.'s courthouse victory over the FCC in April might not turn out to be a win for the company after all if it speeds the path for wider regulation of broadband services. In a move that some say would spark the "World War III" of communications law, advocates for consumers and content providers want the FCC to reclassify Internet service providers as telephone-style common carriers.

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Sony Can't Enforce Agreement With EMI Executive

Noeleen G. Walder

A New York Supreme Court judge has thrown out a suit by Sony Music Entertainment against a competitor record company and one of the competitor's top executives, who allegedly breached a $3 million employment contract with Sony.

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NY Court Rules Film Securities Suit Against Paramount Lacks Viable Claim Image

NY Court Rules Film Securities Suit Against Paramount Lacks Viable Claim

Stan Soocher

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a securities suit brought by several investing financial institutions against Paramount Pictures.

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Non-Compete Cases: Does Anyone Really Win?

Charles S. Modell & James M. Susag

Many articles have been written about the enforcement of non-compete agreements in franchise cases. The "textbook" law is clear, and we address that law in this article. However, the message that we in the franchise bar have been sending our clients about the law may not be so clear: Nobody really "wins" these cases ' except the lawyers who take them to court.

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Releases from Canadian Midas Franchisees Found Unenforceable Image

Releases from Canadian Midas Franchisees Found Unenforceable

Jennifer Dolman & Andraya Frith

A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in <i>405341 Ontario Limited v. Midas Canada Inc.</i>, calls into question the some common practices of franchisors in Canada.

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Uncertainty for FCC's Net Neutrality in Wake of Comcast Ruling

Jenna Greene

In the wake of a stinging defeat in court, the Federal Communications Commission finds its ability to regulate the Internet in question, its signature "net neutrality" initiative hanging by a thread. Now, the agency faces several unpalatable options.

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Be Careful in Preparing Personnel Documents

Kevin C. McCormick

Since many employers regularly review their employees and record those assessments in written documents, the fact that the manager could be sued for defamation probably comes as a big surprise. A look at a recent case.

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EDS Loses to BSkyB in Major Technology Case

Peter Brudenall

In a major decision of London's Technology and Construction Court that will have global repercussions, technology vendor Electronic Data Systems has been found liable for a deceitful misrepresentation that induced broadcaster BSkyB to enter into a contract with it.

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