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New Bill Would Protect Law Licenses of Student Loan Defaulters Image

New Bill Would Protect Law Licenses of Student Loan Defaulters

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Nineteen states currently allow government agencies to revoke the professional licenses — including law licenses — of student loan defaulters. But that may change.

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Real Property Law

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Contract Satisfies Statute of Frauds<br>Contract Vendee Failed to Perform<br>Questions of Fact Preclude Dismissal of Constructive Trust Claim<br>Questions of Fact About Scope of Mortgage

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Case Notes

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Bifurcation Is Not the Answer<br>Zoning Board's Variance Not Extinguished Despite Lack of Standing<br>Delay Tactics Cost Tenant $24 Million

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IP News

Jeff Ginsberg & Zhiqiang Liu

A Split Federal Circuit Panel Finds That Petitioner Has Standing to Challenge PTAB's Final Written Decision and That Petitioner Properly Submitted Evidence on Reply<br>Federal Circuit Rejects Patent Owner's Time-Bar Defense Based on Privity<br>Federal Circuit Finds That District Court May Rely on a Ground Not Raised by Any Party in Granting a Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity

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In the Courts

Ki Won Ahn

Silver Convicted Again in Second Corruption Trial

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Jerry Lee Lewis Gets Extended Discovery Time in Management Litigation Against His Daughter<br>Three-Year Statute of Limitations Argument Doesn't Bar Claims to Copyright Renewal Terms<br>Ticketmaster Prevails With “Striking Compatibility” Claim in Copyright Suit Over Ticket Bots

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Practical Impact of D.C. Circuit's Ruling on Foreign Broadcasters and Copyright Liability Image

Practical Impact of D.C. Circuit's Ruling on Foreign Broadcasters and Copyright Liability

Scott D. Locke & Laura-Michelle Horgan

Broadcasters around the globe know that Americans want access to digital content and that they often ignore who provides it to them. For business reasons, tax reasons or to try to avoid liability under copyright law, many of these broadcasters intentionally do not set up operations in the United States. However, when these broadcasters transmit content for which they do not have authorization, they may be in violation of the copyright holder's rights.

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Arbitration Impact on Attorney Fees and Film Company Principal

Stan Soocher

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed a district court's award of attorney fees to Sony Corp. under §505 of the Copyright Act for winning a ruling that a lawsuit over a Sony Music songwriting contest should be sent to arbitration.

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Commentary: 'Thin' vs. 'Broad' Protection for Music Works Image

Commentary: 'Thin' vs. 'Broad' Protection for Music Works

Dr. Dariush Adli

The hotly disputed legal issue between the majority and dissent in the recent, highly-publicized “Blurred Lines” decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concerned whether Marvin Gaye's 1976 hit song “Got to Give it Up” was entitled to “broad” or “thin” copyright protection.

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Commentary: Smaller Space for Innovation Leads to More Infringement Suits Image

Commentary: Smaller Space for Innovation Leads to More Infringement Suits

Christopher J. Buccafusco

Pop musicians may be running out of creative space. And this problem is being exacerbated by the behaviors of what we might call the “legacy” interests — parties who own copyright interests in already-created songs but who won't be making any new music.

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