LJN Newsletters

  • Ninth Circuit CFAA Case May Draw High Court Review

    In United States v. Nosal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, en banc, held that the prohibition against "exceed[ing] authorized access" to a computer under the CFAA does not apply when an employee has been granted access to the company computer infrastructure but uses that access, against company policy and the obvious interests of the company, to copy valuable, confidential information in order to take business from the company. For various reasons, articulated well in the dissent by Judge Barry Silverman (joined by only one other judge), the Ninth Circuit is wrong.

    May 31, 2012Leonard Deutchman

  • Taxing Online Sales ' The 2012 Update

    As an update to our article in the June 2011 issue, this article highlights important case developments and new legal trends that have emerged with respect to the collection of state sales taxes by online retailers, as well as a general overview of online sales taxes and the constitutionality of click-through affiliate relationships.

    May 31, 2012Marcelo Halpern, Amanda Weare and Lauren Matecki

  • Erratum

    The Bit Parts item on Troma Entertainment Inc. v. Centennial Pictures Inc., in the May issue should have reported that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NY was the deciding court.

    May 31, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Bit Parts

    Jazz Artist's Daughter Can't Pursue Conspiracy Claim over Music Royalties
    S.D.CA's Key Points in "YMCA" Lyrics Assignment Termination Case

    May 31, 2012Stan Soocher

  • Cameo Clips

    RIGHTS IN BAND NAMES/MARVELETTES DISPUTE
    FILM DISTRIBUTION/RIGHTS LIMITATIONS

    May 31, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Counsel Concerns

    CA Filing Time Is Applied to Malpractice Suit in WA Federal Court
    No Selective Waiver of Attorney/Client Privilege Allowed in Superman Litigation

    May 31, 2012Stan Soocher

  • First Circuit Hears Arguments in Suit over A&E Photo Use

    In May 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit considered a photographer's case against television companies over alleged infringement of his image of a notorious imposter who called himself Clark Rockefeller.

    May 31, 2012Sheri Qualters

  • TV Writers' Lawyers Fight over Fee Award

    For a class of older television writers suing studios, networks and talent agencies for age discrimination, a $70 million settlement reached in 2010 was a happy ending. For the writers' lawyers, though, it was only the opening act in a story line that might seem clich' to some of their clients ' a fight over money.

    May 31, 2012Zoe Tillman

  • Disqualification Dilemma for Expert Witnesses

    Strategic disqualification is a tactic in which a recognized expert is interviewed by a prospective client to determine where the expert stands on a particular fact pattern. But the client's attorney may not be really interested in the actual expertise of the witness elect, nor is the lawyer interested in whether or not the witness will opine in the client's favor. This attorney has only one agenda: to create the appearance of a relationship substantial enough so the opposing counsel can't also consult with the expert.

    May 31, 2012Moses Avalon