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IP News

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg & Joseph Mercadante

Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.

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ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Who's going where; who's doing what.

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Battle Lines Sharply Drawn in Viacom's Appeal of U.S. District Judge's Ruling in YouTube Case

Amanda Bronstad

Now that the long-simmering copyright dispute between Hollywood and the Web has hit the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the outcome could set a national precedent regarding the scope of potential liability for nearly every business on the Internet that posts infringing content.

Case Notes

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Discussion of recent litigation of importance.

Features

Practice Tip: Putting a Product on Trial Without Compromising the Defense

Peter A. Antonucci

A discussion of the current state of the law pertaining to the self-evaluative privilege.

Features

Liability of Corporate Actors Under the Alien Tort Statute

Allison M. Alcasabas & Michael R. Kelly

Recent decisions from the Second Circuit, rejecting corporate liability under the ATS and imposing high standards for successful aiding and abetting claims, provide a fresh look at ATS claims involving corporate actors, with potentially broad implications for this area of litigation.

Calculating Reasonable Royalty Damages for Indirect Infringement

Dmitry Karshtedt

In two recent cases decided only three weeks apart, the Federal Circuit gave conflicting pronouncements on the issue of whether trial courts can limit damages as a matter of law to proven instances of direct infringement.

Provisions of the 2010 Tax Relief Act

Richard H. Stieglitz & Zachary H. Zimmet

The 2010 Tax Relief Act provides for the extension of many favorable tax cuts that may provide law firms, their partners, staff and clients with unique planning opportunities over the next two years.

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DOL Issues Final Regulations on Mandatory Fee-Disclosures

Marcia S. Wagner

On Oct. 14, 2010, the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized its regulations concerning the fee and investment-related disclosures that must be provided to participants in 401(k) plans and other defined contribution plans with participant-directed investments.

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Supreme Court 4-4 Split Decision Results in Affirmance on Limitation of First Sale Doctrine

Jess M. Collen & Tom Gulick

On Dec. 13, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a Ninth Circuit decision limiting the first sale doctrine to copyrighted works manufactured in the United States or sold with the copyright holder's authority.

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