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Supreme Court Leaves As Many Questions As It Answers In 'Google v. Oracle'
May 01, 2021
The Court cleared Google of copyright infringement in terminating a 16-year long dispute as to whether Google's Android mobile platform had infringed Oracle's Java programming language's copyright. However, the Court did not answer the question of whether specific components of computer software qualifies for copyright protection at all.
Scared of Your Clients' Involvement With Cryptocurrency?
May 01, 2021
Given the rapid expansion of interest and participation in cryptocurrency transactions, it's not a matter of whether you have an interest in crypto, think it's all a bizarre techno-bubble, the eventual replacement for fiat currency, or somewhere in between. The fact of the matter is your clients, and future clients, are more likely than ever to have a connection to this market, and a brief review of the headlines can make this prospect seem terrifying.
Real Property Law
May 01, 2021
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
2d Cir. Issues Two Notable Copyright Fair Use Decisions
May 01, 2021
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…
Law Firms Need to Look At Partnership Behaviors to Manage Profitability
May 01, 2021
In the decade ahead, the mechanism for offsetting the effects of external market forces on profitability will shift from changing partnership composition to transforming a partnership's behavioral norms, centering on how partners behave toward each other and help each other become the best possible version of their professional selves.
Can You Hear Me Now? — Privacy of Discussions
May 01, 2021
This article looks at privacy discussions, focusing on what in the circumstances discussed renders the IT data private and whether the criteria relied upon when courts and others in the discussion determine that the data is or is not private is truly determinative, as well as properly understood.
5 Critical Steps Down the Business Development Road
May 01, 2021
There is no question that a successful career in professional services requires an ability to generate new business. While acquiring the skills necessary to develop business is certainly a life-long journey, here are five critical elements to consider from the outset.
Underwriting Adjusts As Pandemic Continues
May 01, 2021
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.
PPP Loans and Small Business Debtors In Bankruptcy
May 01, 2021
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.
Tax Issues In NY Publicity Right Becoming Descendible
May 01, 2021
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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