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Lawyer's Signs on Buildings Owned By Corporation Violate Administrative Code
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Swedish Music Industry Views as European Union Countries Work on Drafting Home Laws for Enacting EU Copyright Directive
This article is Part One of a two-part article This article examines the Copyright Directive and music-industry structure issues through the lens of Sweden, which has both a robust music business and a strong technology sector, two divergent perspectives in the development of the directive.
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Exercising the Extraterritorial Limitation on U.S. Copyright Law
A necessary element of secondary liability claims is an underlying infringement of U.S. copyright law by a third party. If the activities abroad are not subject to the law, the predicate direct infringement required for the imposition of secondary liability cannot be established.
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Stockholder Derivative Litigation Update
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently addressed a nearly unprecedented issue: the discovery and privilege implications of a special litigation committee's (SLC) decision to hand over control of a company claim to a stockholder derivative plaintiff who initiated the claim and survived a motion to dismiss.
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Northern District of Texas: Even Post-Berkheimer, Patent Claims Continue to be Ineligible for Patenting as a Matter of Law When They Are Not Drawn to Particular Technical Solutions or Advances Described in the Specification Federal Circuit: The PTAB Cannot Institute Inter Partes Review on Obviousness Grounds Not Included in the IPR Petition, But Can Consider Evidence of "General Knowledge" in the Art
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SEC Proposes Changes to Accredited Investor Definition
The definition of "accredited investor" uses income and net worth thresholds to identify natural persons as accredited investors.
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'Vanicorn' Lawsuit Filed over Pixar, Disney Film
A unicorn-loving tattoo artist alleges that Pixar and Disney have tricked her into letting them use her "Vanicorn" in the upcoming film Onward. Her suit accuses the companies of copyright infringement, and violations of state and federal laws protecting artwork.
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Exculpatory Clause Bars Tenant's Claim for Lost Profits Resulting from Landlord's Negligence
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Co-ops and Condominiums
Technical Defects Do Not Invalidate Amendments to Condominium Declaration
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Recent Developments in Third Circuit Bankruptcy Law
Bankruptcy and corporate restructurings continue to be active despite generally strong U.S. financial markets and broader macroeconomic conditions. Here is a brief overview of three recent and noteworthy bankruptcy decisions within the Third Circuit.
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