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Some Formerly in Foster Care May Now Return to the System
As of Nov. 11 of this year, under certain circumstances, some children who have aged out of the foster care system may voluntarily re-enter it.
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Independent Artist Has No Claim to Radio Airplay<br>Music-Royalty Conversion Claim Improperly Pleaded<br>Six-Month Suspension for Georgia Lawyer over File-Sharing Defense
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How Copyright Was Secured for Mark Twain Autobiography
Copyright lawyers are wondering how the Mark Twain Foundation is claiming a copyright on the first volume of Mark Twain's newly released autobiography despite its publication a century after the author's death, far outside the normal protection window for an unpublished work.
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Arbitration Clause Doesn't Cover Dispute Over Movie Payments
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that a suit, alleging a distributor of made-for-TV-movies failed to pay amounts owed the films' producer, wasn't subject to an arbitration clause in the parties' distribution agreement.
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Practice Tip: Deposition of Plaintiff's Expert
Knowledge is power. The more you know about a purported expert's credentials before the deposition, the more effective you will be in laying the groundwork for a motion to exclude the witness's testimony.
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New York Internet Tax Law Does Not Violate Commerce Clause
An appeals court ruled last month that a state law requiring most online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases by New Yorkers is constitutional on its face, though the panel ordered the reinstatement of claims that the tax law may violate the Commerce and Due Process clauses as applied to Amazon.com and Overstock.com.
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Waiting for Courts To Help in Internet-Based Franchise Encroachment?
Customarily, franchise agreements delineate an owner's exclusive right to sell to a particular locality. But, as is the case when the Internet is involved, the ubiquitous tool's communications capabilities have blurred franchise-location boundaries through novel low-cost marketing opportunities for commercial enterprises. While Internet-based franchise encroachment is rampant, courts are reluctant to interfere with the contracts that gave rise to the franchise relationship.
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