FTC Settles with Warner over Paid 'Influencers'
August 01, 2016
When the FTC ramped up its scrutiny of so-called "native" advertising this year, regulators faulted the department store chain Lord & Taylor for failing to disclose that seemingly objective promotions of a clothing collection were, in fact, paid for by the fashion retailer. Then in July 2016, the FTC showed that a company can make disclosures but still fall short of being fair to customers.
Fundamental Issues in U.S. Taxation of Foreign Entertainers and Athletes
July 01, 2016
Even if a foreign athlete or entertainer has spent "too many" days in the United States and satisfies the "substantial presence test" (i.e., the individual's weighted sum of days over a three-year period is at least 183 days), there are two important ways in which the individual might nevertheless be treated as a nonresident, rather than a resident, alien.
Supreme Court View On Copyright Attorney Fees
July 01, 2016
Attorney fee awards are a big issue in many of the copyright litigations that crop up in the entertainment industry. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has recalibrated the law of copyright fee shifting, telling the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that it was placing too much weight on the objective reasonableness of parties' litigation positions.
Bit Parts
July 01, 2016
Ruling in Jimi Hendrix Trademark Lawsuit<br>Second Circuit vs. Copyright Office on ISP Safe Harbor<br>Security Guard Wins FLSA Claim
Navigating New Terrain: Law Firms Facing Unprecedented Cyber Risk
June 01, 2016
For years, various government authorities and security experts warned the legal industry about the proverbial cyber target painted on their chest. Given nebulous reporting legislations, the data breaches at law firms remained below the press horizon. But you can only dodge so many bullets until one hits the industry square in the chest.
New Federal Legislation On Trade Secrets
June 01, 2016
After years of discussion, Congress recently enacted federal legislation establishing a private right of action for misappropriation of trade secrets, vesting the federal courts with original jurisdiction over the litigation of such claims. After signaling his support for some time, the President signed the bill into law May 11.
Fundamental Issues In U.S. Taxation of Foreign Entertainers and Athletes
June 01, 2016
The United States taxes its citizens and resident aliens on their worldwide income; nonresident aliens are taxed on their U.S. source income and income that is effectively connected with a trade or business in the U.S. These seemingly simple terms have spawned volumes of regulations, rulings, cases and articles, the essence of all of which is to determine who is subject to tax in the U.S., and on what. This article introduces the U.S. federal income tax issues.
