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Courthouse Steps
May 27, 2005
Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Clause & Effect
May 27, 2005
Record Distribution/Promissory Estoppel <br>Record Production Deals/Breach of Contract
Counsel Concerns
May 27, 2005
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that a former associate in a law firm can continue to represent one-time Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King in a fee dispute between King and the associate's former firm.
Decision of Note: <b>Grateful Dead Photos In Book Is Fair Use</b>
May 27, 2005
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that incorporating several thumbnail reproductions of concert posters into the book "Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip" without a copyright license from the plaintiff archive constituted a fair use.
Typosquatting and the Duty to Police Infringing Trademarks: Initial Interest Confusion and 'Post-Initial Confusion'
May 26, 2005
You are the owner of KibbleSoft, the widely used fuzzy-logic retail management software package for pet food distributors. Understanding the value of the KibbleSoft brand, you have registered the trademark and carefully policed against infringers for a number of years. And having early grasped the importance of the Internet for promoting your brand, you were also a step ahead of the cybersquatters and acquired the <i>kibblesoft.com</i> domain in 1996. Much of your business now runs through your heavy-trafficked Web site at <i>www.kibblesoft.com.</i>
Enhancing Tenant Flexibility in In-Line Retail Leases
May 26, 2005
While it would not be possible to identify a "typical" in-line retailer (their perspectives vary as much as their products and their business plans), there are issues that recur in negotiation of leases for them. As attorneys negotiating on behalf of in-line retailers, it is important to consider the potential implications of the lease over its entire term and to plan for changes in clients' business plans by making the leases more flexible. This article examines selected practical issues in flexibility and makes recommendations for negotiating stronger leases from the retailers' perspective.
e-Commerce Docket Sheet
May 26, 2005
Recent cases in e-commerce law and in the e-commerce industry.
Big Investment Banks Win Big in Congress
May 24, 2005
The major investment banks secured a big win with the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention &amp; Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (the Act). They quietly convinced Congress to remove the strongest limitation in the Bankruptcy Code (' 101(14)) on a Chapter 11 debtor's employment of an investment banker. That prohibition, in effect since the Depression, had essentially prevented the debtor's retention of a banker for any of the debtor's outstanding securities The securities industry called the statutory ban "anti-competitive."
IP News
May 02, 2005
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news and cases from around the country.
Clause & Effect <b>Contestant Releases/Physical Injury Claims
April 29, 2005
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia decided that a contestant on the TV game show "Wheel of Fortune" was barred by a release he signed from pursuing a negligent conduct claim against the show's producer over alleged injuries he sustained during taping. But the court also ruled that the contestant could proceed with his claims of reckless or intentional conduct.

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