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SEC Takes First Significant Steps Toward Crowdfunding

Joel R. Buckberg, Taylor K. Wirth

Recently finalized rulemaking by the SEC to implement the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act allows issuers of securities to engage in general solicitation and advertising to accredited investors in some private placement offerings of securities. Although the SEC's announcement leaves several notable questions unanswered, Rule 506(c) has the potential to enhance the utility of investment programs in the franchise world.

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e-Discovery Platforms Are Not All the Same

Steve Hartwig

The value of e-discovery technology varies, depending on a number of factors, including the provider that is hosting the data, the quality of technical support and the nature of the matter at hand. For that reason, there is no single one-size-fits-all platform.

Columns & Departments

Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Content Rights Rulings on Presumptive Evidentiary Weight and on Burden of Proof.<br>Copyright Act Doesn't Preempt Emotional Distress Claims Over Web Posting of WWE Video

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Recent Issues in Cybersquatting Disputes

Richard Raysman & Peter Brown

There are several pressing issues within the realm of cybersquatting, including: recent heightened scrutiny applied by courts to cybersquatters and the operators who host their domains; the various methods by which companies attempt to combat the problem; and whether cybersquatting will become a substantial problem on newer platforms, such as social networking sites and on the forthcoming new gTLDs.

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Google's Defense in Suit over Wi-Fi Sniffing

Scott Graham

In what could be a painfully expensive rebuke to Google, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled last month that the company can be sued under the Wiretap Act for sniffing out data from home Wi-Fi networks.

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Changing the Rules of the Game After the Whistle Has Blown

Janie F. Schulman

Recent notable whistleblower cases are in some instances defining what it takes to be a successful retaliation plaintiff; in other ways, these cases are merely shaping the battleground for cases yet to come.

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Case Notes

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Discussion of a Flonase class action ruling.

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Real Property Law

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Discussion of two major rulings.

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Landlord & Tenant

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis and discussion of several key rulings.

Features

The Impact of Oral Permission on an Adverse Possession Claim

Stewart E. Sterk

Does a prior owner's oral grant of permission to enter the disputed land at the owner's death operate to defeat an adverse possession claim by a person who, after the oral grant of permission, occupied the land for the statutory period?

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