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Applying the Internet to the Business of Health Care Image

Applying the Internet to the Business of Health Care

Jonathan Bick

In recent years, health care analysts and advocates of the Internet have raised expectations for gaining significant cost-savings from applying e-commerce to health care-related activities, including the provision of medical services and for efficient and affordable supply procurement.

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$10M Fund Set Up to Settle Facebook Privacy Suit

Amy Miller

Facebook Inc. and plaintiffs attorneys have agreed to put $10 million into a fund for privacy foundations to settle a proposed class action over the site's "Sponsored Stories" feature, according to court papers.

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Using Social Media to Your Advantage in Litigation

Monica M. Moore

Social networking sites are not just for social networking. As individuals become more and more comfortable with presenting "private" information to the "public," information posted on social networking sites can provide a rich source of discovery and can be a game-changer in litigation.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Eleventh Circuit Interprets "Licensed Indicia"<br>Humor Website Qualifies as "Internet Service Provider" <br>No Substantial Similarity Found Between Rap and R&amp;B Songs<br>Songwriter Royalties Aren't Immune from Attorney Fees Levy

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Unusual Challenges to Content in Film, TV Productions

Stan Soocher

Two recent court rulings ' one involving the movie <i>The Hangover: Part II</i> and the other the TV series <i>South Park</i> ' considered unusual issues in challenged uses of content in entertainment productions.

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Supreme Court Issues Narrow Ruling in Vacating FCC Fines

Marcia Coyle & Tony Mauro

The Supreme Court unanimously threw out fines and sanctions against broadcasters who violated the FCC policy regulating curse words and nudity on broadcast television. But the justices declined to follow the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and issue a broad ruling on the constitutionality of the FCC indecency policy.

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Retired Players' Antitrust Claim Against NFL Is Dismissed

Amanda Bronstad

A federal judge dismissed an antitrust action brought on behalf of retired professional football players who accused the National Football League of monopolizing the market for DVDs, videos and films featuring the plaintiffs' names and likenesses.

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'Dora' Litigator Gets Contingency Fees, but Less of Client's Future Earnings Image

'Dora' Litigator Gets Contingency Fees, but Less of Client's Future Earnings

Jan Wolfe

In 2007, the television network Nickelodeon handpicked Caitlin Sanchez, then 12-years-old, to voice the wildly popular cartoon character "Dora the Explorer." But Sanchez's stint playing a cheery preschooler wound up introducing her into a very adult world of litigation.

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DMX Can Obtain Its Music Through Direct Licenses

Victor Li

After performing-rights organizations ASCAP and BMI lost royalty rate challenges against background music provider DMX Inc. in 2010, they turned to a pair of former U.S. solicitors general to handle their appeals. But all that appellate firepower wasn't enough to turn their fortunes around.

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Recent Developments in Anti-SLAPP Cases for Determining Protected Activities

Edward E. Weiman

In the last three years, there have been a number of decisions issued by California courts on anti-SLAPP motions filed in response to lawsuits arising out of the publication and/or distribution of entertainment works.

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