Like most 'legit' digital music services, MediaNet has yet to make a cent in profit. In fact, MediaNet offers a fascinating example of the recording industry's struggles to adapt to the digital age.
July 30, 2012Jan Wolfe
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
July 27, 2012Michael W. TylerNow that the U.S. Supreme Court has given a green light to implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, franchisors and franchisees are assessing how the law will affect their businesses.
July 27, 2012Kevin AdlerThe same argument for building or retrofitting sustainable buildings for commercial properties holds for shopping centers. Here's why.
July 26, 2012Richard J. SobelsohnA proposed law to combat digital piracy stalled last year in the face of widespread public opposition, but district courts are embracing its controversial remedies against Internet companies that do business with alleged infringers in trademark cases.
June 29, 2012Sheri QualtersA federal judge dismissed an antitrust action brought on behalf of retired professional football players who accused the National Football League of monopolizing the market for DVDs, videos and films featuring the plaintiffs' names and likenesses.
June 29, 2012Amanda BronstadWhat it takes to do business in a E.U. Member State, and why you need to know.
June 28, 2012John D. Shyer and Matthias RubnerThe Uniform Law Commission, also known as the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), is currently working on a number of family law-related acts of interest to family law practitioners. One of the most significant is the Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act (UPMAA).
June 28, 2012Mary Kay Kisthardt and Barbara HandschuThis article discusses the current electronically stored information (ESI) law, the impending ESI crisis in arbitration, and how resolving office, industrial and retail claims through alternative dispute resolution helps to corral the burdens of ESI discovery for developers, owners, property managers and contractors by managing ESI with specific agreements, guidelines and rules.
June 27, 2012Gregory R. 'Greg' Meeder and Livya HeithausOn Jan. 25, 2012, the European Union Commission published a draft Regulation that is aimed at replacing the currently applicable E.U. Directive of Oct. 24, 1995 "on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data." The Directive, and the legislation of each E.U. Member State that resulted from it, are of high relevance for any employer employing personnel in any E.U. Member State.
June 26, 2012John D. Shyer and and Matthias Rubner