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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</i></b> Gay Marriage Falls in New Jersey Senate Image

<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</i></b> Gay Marriage Falls in New Jersey Senate

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The New Jersey state senate has voted down the gay marriage bill 20-14, according to the Associated Press and <i>The Huffington Post</i>.

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<i><b>Online Exclusive: </b></i> Craigslist/eBay Trial Ends; Judge Hints at Settlement Talks

Shannon P. Duffy

At the close of a nearly two-week nonjury trial between Internet titans eBay Inc. and Craigslist, Chancellor William B. Chandler III hinted that the companies might consider settlement talks because a ruling from the judge could "make everyone unhappy.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Country Artist's Bankruptcy Filing Not in Bad Faith<br>Permanent Injunction Against File-Sharer Tenenbaum Is Limited, But Judge Details Criticism of Fair Use Defense

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Practice Notes

Amanda Royal & Lisa Holton

Vivendi Counsel on Merger Between NBCU and Comcast<br>General Counsel for Live Nation Describes Team

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Counsel Concerns

Stan Soocher

Knowledge of Royalty Settlement Starts Malpractice Limitations Period

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Interpreting FTC's New Endorsement Guidelines

Alan L. Friel

This series examines changes to the Federal Trade Commission guidelines for product endorsements and testimonials. The revised new guidelines took effect Dec. 1, 2009.

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No Tolling for Filing of Copyright Counterclaim

Stan Soocher

The U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico ruled that statute-of-limitations tolling available for "compulsory" counterclaims didn't apply to a copyright co-ownership counterclaim that failed to arise out of the same operative facts as the plaintiff's copyright co-ownership suit. The counterclaim thus was time-barred.

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Examining the 'Harmless Errors' Provision for Copyright Termination Notices Image

Examining the 'Harmless Errors' Provision for Copyright Termination Notices

Stan Soocher

Record labels fear the ticking clock that will allow recording artists to terminate post-1977 sound-recording assignments beginning in 2013. That's because '203 of the U.S. Copyright Act provides for a grantor's recapture of assigned copyrights during a five-year period beginning 35 years after publication or 40 years from the assigning of a work. The termination right applies beyond sound-recording copyrights. Pre-1978 copyright assignments may be recaptured under 17 U.S.C. '304(c) during a five-year period that begins 56 years after the copyright in an assigned work was initially procured

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Evidence on Social Networking Sites

Ken Strutin

Social networking sites offer an abundance of exculpatory and impeaching evidence that may not be obtainable without some undercover detective work. Unfortunately, discovery rules and ethical guidelines have not kept pace with the digital sprawl of MySpace and Facebook. In the absence of explicit direction from the Rules of Professional Conduct and the laws governing online behavior, flying a false flag in these uncharted waters may be hazardous.

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Tweet Tweet: The Rockin' Copyright Debate

Kyle-Beth Hilfer

Is a Tweet on the Twitter networking site protected by copyright law? The question is complex and without a definitive answer. The prevailing opinion is no, but with some possible exceptions.

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