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How Safe Is The Store?
Twenty years ago, the vast majority of retail business was conducted in conventional, storefront fashion. A proprietor established a physical location, stocked merchandise and sold it to the consumer during normal business hours. At most, “protecting the business” meant little more than safeguarding the premises with, perhaps, a security guard by day, security system by night, smoke alarm against fire damage, and sensors on garments or products to reduce the risk of theft. All typical measures for securing a traditional brick-and-mortar business of the 1980s.
Certainly, business (particularly retail business) has changed drastically in recent years. The advent of inexpensive and readily available Internet access has reshaped the retail environment, with the explosion of e-commerce emerging as an alternative to and extension of brick-and-mortar businesses. In the comfort of home, any time of the day or night, anyone can browse the shelves and racks of major chain stores, boutiques and businesses many time zones away. The convenience and availability of the World Wide Web has changed the retail sales climate permanently.
Given the now-common nature of e-commerce, new challenges face traditional firms and e-only businesses regarding adequate protection of the companies' computer systems, data and Web sites. These challenges are somewhat similar to those faced by a traditional retail business, but extend beyond those boundaries because of the Internet. For an e-business, a comprehensive disaster-recovery plan, including proper protection of computer systems and data, is critical to the success of the enterprise, and essential for daily operation.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Stranger to the Deed Rule
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.