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Supreme Court on APIs and Fair Use

Scott Graham

Google didn't get an answer from the U.S. Supreme Court on whether the Java Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) it copied from Sun Microsystems were copyrightable. But it got just about everything else it could have hoped for in a decision that ended its 11-year copyright clash with Sun's successor, Oracle.

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New Normal Will See Shift In How Commercial Real Estate Is Done

Aron Solomon

By moving away from demand for traditional offices and office space, employers will be able to select from a much broader range of talent and a much greater geographical range of places to find and use these employees.

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Appellate Division Overturns Supreme Court Order to Partially Demolish 55-Story Building Image

Appellate Division Overturns Supreme Court Order to Partially Demolish 55-Story Building

Paul D. Selver & James P. Power

In Committee for Environmentally Sound Development ("CESD") v. Amsterdam Ave. Redevelopment Associates LLC, the Appellate Division, First Department, overturned a Supreme Court decision that would have required partial demolition of a nearly completed 55-story building at 200 Amsterdam Avenue.

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The World of NFTs and Their Implications In Intellectual Property Law Image

The World of NFTs and Their Implications In Intellectual Property Law

Christine K. Au-Yeung

NFTs have been all the rage in the world. So what exactly are NFTs, and how do they reconcile with the basic tenets of intellectual property law?

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There Is No Post-Confirmation True-Up of Projected Disposable Income In Subchapter V Image

There Is No Post-Confirmation True-Up of Projected Disposable Income In Subchapter V

Jonathan P. Friedland, Mark Melickian & Hajar Jouglaf

A large number of reported decisions interpreting Sub V have mostly addressed the eligibility threshold for a debtor to proceed under the new law. And legitimate questions will continue to present themselves. Such is the nature of most new (and even not-so-new) statutes.

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Real Property Law

NYRE Staff

Easement By Necessity Claim Fails for Inadequate Proof of Unity of Title At Severance No Specific Performance When Purchaser Failed to Elect Contract Remedies Subdivision of Dominant Parcel Did Not Terminate Easement Judgment Creditor Not Entitled to Compel Sale of Tenancy By the Entirety Property Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment on Specific Performance Claim Town Had No Authority to Issue Parking Permits on Land of Waterfront Owners

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2d Cir. Issues Two Notable Copyright Fair Use Decisions Image

2d Cir. Issues Two Notable Copyright Fair Use Decisions

Tom McParland

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently issued decisions in two closely watched copyright fair use cases involving photographs. In the…

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Underwriting Adjusts As Pandemic Continues

Erika Morphy

Underwriting clearly has been affected by the pandemic-led downturn. Lenders are using higher vacancies and reserves to underwrite, leading to more conservative loan proceeds.

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PPP Loans and Small Business Debtors In Bankruptcy

Alison D. Bauer

At present, there remains no avenue for Chapter 11 debtors to receive PPP Loans during the course of the bankruptcy case. The limitation on PPP availability notwithstanding, other legislative changes have greatly enhanced the eligibility for and efficacy of bankruptcy relief for many small businesses.

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Tax Issues In NY Publicity Right Becoming Descendible Image

Tax Issues In NY Publicity Right Becoming Descendible

Sharon L. Klein

While some states, like California, recognize post-mortem publicity rights, New York had extended the right of publicity to living New Yorkers only.

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