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Actress Has No Copyright in Controversial <i>Muslims</i> Film
June 02, 2015
The work of an individual performer in a film isn't protected by copyright law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided when it ruled in an 11-judge <i>en banc</i> decision that actress Cindy Lee Garcia couldn't use copyright law to force Google to remove a five-second clip of the film <i>Innocence of Muslims</i> from YouTube and other Internet platforms.
Case Notes
June 02, 2015
Discussion of a case in which a Massachusetts federal court held that the defendants were not subject to general personal jurisdiction.
Examining Rulings On Pandora and Performance Rights
June 02, 2015
Little more than a week after music-streaming service Pandora Inc. won a key ruling in its royalty rate dispute with ASCAP, Pandora was dealt a setback in a parallel fight with ASCAP's rival performing rights organization, BMI.
Med Mal News
June 02, 2015
A Georgia hospital is appealing a lost medical malpractice case by arguing that the jurors should not have been permitted to feel the plaintiff's hands to see if one of them was cold ' an indication that he was suffering from the pain syndrome he complained of.
Cooperatives & Condominiums
June 02, 2015
Two cases involving shareholder religious discrimination claims and a condominium board's first-refusal right.
Guide To Escheating Outstanding Trust Fund Checks
June 02, 2015
Escheatment laws are voluminous and could appear to be unrealistic to keep up with; however, knowing that they are there can spare you from an unwelcomed unclaimed property audit.
Enforceability of Co-Tenancy Remedies
June 02, 2015
A recent California Court of Appeal decision provides useful guidance about the likely enforceability of remedies that are often negotiated into co-tenancy and other lease provisions.
Landlord & Tenant
June 02, 2015
Discussion and analysis of several pivotal cases.
Anchoring the Firm Culture In Solid Rock
June 02, 2015
Over the years of my consulting practice, I have seen many formerly great law firms fail and go under. The reason? They lost the anchor to their core values, and then started drifting into issues and concerns that eventually destroyed them from within. Herein, I try to lay out what can be done to keep the anchor holding.
Broker Lien Laws
June 02, 2015
Today, 34 jurisdictions have some form of statute that specifies whether, how, and for what a broker may file a lien for the non-payment of a commission in connection with the sale or lease of commercial real estate. A few states simply give brokers the right to file liens under mechanics' lien statutes, but more than 30 have enacted broker-specific lien laws.

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