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In affirming an April Chancery Court decision, the Delaware Supreme Court decided that a proposal by Liberty Media Corp. to split off some of its assets does not violate a successor obligation agreement with bondholders that prevents the media conglomerate from disposing "substantially all of its assets.
Can a business model be sustained for procuring the right from copyright owners to pursue alleged copyright infringements in the online world? In recent months, there has been a flurry of infringement litigation involving copyright troller Righthaven, which procured the right from publishers to file infringement suits over unauthorized online reproductions of the publishers' content.
While insureds often seek liability coverage for damages arising from bodily injury or property damage, an increasing number of insureds are seeking coverage for "advertising injury" in an age of growing technology and intellectual property disputes.
It's been a wild year for cyber crimes. It all may be falling far too close to home for BigLaw firms and corporate counsel, who are beginning to shop for ' or who are at least beginning to ask a lot of questions about ' cyber insurance. Queries include exactly what the policies cover and cost, how insurers quantify losses and whether the policies are necessary.
As consumers have embraced mobile devices and communicating via text message, mobile marketing promotional campaigns have followed. As a result, sweepstakes have become popular mobile promotional tools because the chance of a prize motivates consumers to interact with the sponsor. However, because sweepstakes and contests are heavily regulated by states, mobile sweepstakes and contests must comply not only with mobile-messaging laws and regulations.
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One coverage issue poised to become significant is whether damage allegedly caused by genetically modified organisms is within the ambit of the absolute pollution exclusion currently in effect.
Historically, big corporations with multi-million dollar brands and the adult-entertainment industry have been on opposite sides of the fence over brand protection, with owners of famous brands like Nike, Starbucks and Lexus claiming any association of their marks with adult entertainment constitutes dilution by tarnishment. The adult-entertainment industry has very often met such claims as unfounded attempts to stifle its First Amendment right of free speech. Ironically, but legally predictably as far as protecting e-commerce interests, since the introduction of .XXX, both camps are united in a battle with ICANN and ICM to protect their brands from misappropriation.
Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
