Commercial Law

To complement our recent article on the termination of rights under copyright in sound recordings, we focus here on termination of rights under copyright in musical compositions ' and particularly on the pending lawsuit in California in which rights in some iconic songs made famous by the Village People are in dispute.

ESI discovery disputes have become protracted for one common reason: The parties do not sufficiently prepare for ESI discovery. Enter the Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program.

Last year, Japan finally announced its intention to sign the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Unfortunately, its reputation as a black hole of parental child abduction might not be lost so easily.

The use of volunteers and interns by nonprofits comes with legal risks, which may be reduced by following four basic rules. This article discusses both federal and California state law.

Lately, it has become fashionable for some property owners to call their standard occupancy agreements licenses rather than leases. Does it matter?

A recent case, O&G Leasing, LLC v. First Security Bank provides a timely reminder to lenders that the power to avoid preferences remains a potent and oft-used weapon in the trustee's arsenal.

Recent rulings of importance.

New York courts continue to hold that caveat emptor ' let the buyer beware ' represents the general rule applicable to real property transactions. Two recent appellate cases, however, illustrate continuing uncertainty about the remaining scope of the caveat emptor doctrine, while Real Property Law sections 462 and 465 limit the doctrine's significance in many residential transactions.