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<B><I>Online Exclusive:</b></i> <b>House Rejects Facebook Password Amendment</b>

Steven Salkin, Esq.

The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposed amendment to the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 3309) that would have allowed the FCC to prevent employers from asking for social networking passwords from prospective employees.

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Can an Employee Steal Social Media Influence?

Elise Bloom & John Barry

As employment disputes commonly involve communications between or among employees, management and customers, it should come as no surprise that social media's role in workplace disputes has drastically increased in the last year. This article discusses recent social media cases and makes recommendations for what employers can do to better protect confidential information and trade secrets.

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Counsel Concerns

Stan Soocher

Law Firm's Push for Sale of George Clinton Copyrights, to Pay for Legal Fees, Will Remain in Western District of Washington<br>Motion by Nina Simone's Former Husband, to Disqualify Counsel in Estate Litigation, Is Denied

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Does the CDA Bar State IP Claims?

Alan L. Friel & Jesse M. Brody

It is clear that there is no immunity under the Communications Decency Act of 1996 for copyright, patent and trademark law. What remains an open question ' and the subject of conflicting judicial interpretations ' is whether state intellectual property claims such as appropriation of rights of publicity are barred.

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Random House Suit Brings Renewed Push For 'E-Book' Rights in Older Contracts

Michael I. Rudell & Neil J. Rosini

The e-book format continues to be a growing force in book publishing. Worldwide sales are predicted to reach nearly $10 billion by 2016 ' compared to $3.2 billion in 2011. Current publishing agreements offered by book publishers unambiguously transfer electronic rights as well as print rights. But whether licenses granted by authors in older book publishing agreements can be construed to embrace this new technology is a major question for the industry. The answer will determine whether traditional publishers, or authors and the digital startups that some of them now choose to license to, will control e-book publishing of lucrative classic titles. This

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CAA and TV Writers Reach Accord in Age Discrimination Class Action Case

Amanda Bronstad

A class action filed by older television writers alleging widespread age discrimination by the Creative Artists Agency Inc. (CAA) settled recently, marking the end of related litigation against the major players in the entertainment industry.

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Fair Use Analysis Before Takedown Notice Is Asked for By Another Federal District

Stan Soocher

In 2009, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California startled copyright owners in ruling that, to comply with the "good faith" requirement the DMCA, content proprietors must conduct a fair-use copyright analysis of unlicensed online uses of their works prior to sending a takedown notice. Now a federal magistrate for the U.S. District Court for the District Montana has adopted the <i>Lenz</i> fair use rule.

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New York Will Be e-Commerce Case Forum, Not Florida As Terms Say

Christine Simmons

A Long Island resident who bought 50,000 pairs of tube socks from a Florida-based "closeout" merchandiser can pursue a claim against the supplier in New York court, a judge has ruled.

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Arbitration: One More Look at Its Virtues and Vices

Rupert M. Barkoff

For several years, I have felt like Hamlet when I ruminate on the subject of arbitration clauses: To include, or not to include, an arbitration clause in the franchise agreements I draft.

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