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Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
Lease Project Possible Stalemate
The latest FASB/IASB Lease Accounting Project meetings on Feb. 28 and 29 had as objectives to change the lessee cost pattern to better reflect the economics (straight-line) and to see if that decision would mean changes to lessor accounting methods that had already been decided.
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Viacom's Lawyers In the YouTube DMCA Litigation
Paul Smith of the Washington, DC, office of Jenner & Block wasn't supposed to be the one standing before a panel of appellate judges last October, trying to convince the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to revive Viacom's $1 billion infringement suit against YouTube and Google.
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Five-Factor Test Applied To Subpoenas Seeking File Sharer Identities
Internet service providers have to disclose the names of their subscribers who are accused of using a file-sharing site to copy a pornographic movie, a federal judge ruled in a copyright infringement suit.
How Restoring U.S. Protection to Foreign Copyrights Affects Media Uses
Golan's potential fallout, namely, increased pressure on Congress to enact reforms for "orphan works," which are older and more obscure works with minimal commercial value that have copyright owners who are difficult or impossible to track down.
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