Allman Brothers Band, Youngbloods Settle Class Action Digital-Download Royalty Suits with Record Labels
Artists Owe Post-Term Commissions to Management Company
First Amendment Protects Use of Arrest Footage on Reality Show
TV Stations' Challenge to SESAC Blanket Music License Can Proceed
FILM DISPUTE DAMAGES/SUBPOENA QUASHED
FILM FINANCING DEALS/ARBITRATION CLAUSE
TV SHOW PRODUCTION/DEFAMATION CLAIMS
Cloud computing is being hailed as a next great hope for the entertainment industry, with consumers accessing content stored on third-party sites, rather than directly from the consumers' hard drives. But cloud computing is already used by many businesses, including those in the entertainment industry, to store their business records. This article examines issues in obtaining information from the cloud through litigation discovery.
A buyer purchases certain assets and assumes certain liabilities of a seller under an asset purchase agreement. However, after the transaction closes, the buyer files for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and eventually rejects the asset purchase agreement. From a deal lawyer's perspective, the issue is: What impact does the bankruptcy filing and the contract rejection have on the carefully drafted, thoroughly negotiated asset purchase agreement?
This article reviews equipment finance negotiations in terms of general negotiating rules and advice for lawyers and their clients.
With the enactment of 100% bonus depreciation under the "Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010," many companies with active Like Kind Exchange programs are wondering whether it makes sense to suspend their LKE programs for the balance of 2011.
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Law firms are ranked ninth in terms of organizations with the highest risk of cyber exposure.
Here is a Top Ten list of concerns for in-house lawyers and the companies they represent.
