Film Rights/No Double Recovery Allowed
Music Royalties/Statute of Limitations
TV Affiliation Agreements/Promotional Payments
- March 30, 2009Stan Soocher
This article begins a three-part series that will: 1) identify the problem related to extreme cases of parent alienation; 2) discuss the impact of the problem; and 3) propose solutions.
March 30, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted summary judgment for a law firm sued for legal malpractice over the handling of a license to provide in-store radio broadcasts at U.S. military commissaries. The district court found fault with the broadcast client's expert witnesses in the malpractice case.
March 30, 2009Stan SoocherThe federal jury verdict for Universal Music defendants, in a suit over digital royalties brought by a production company entitled to a share of rapper Eminem's royalties, was a loss for artists and producers seeking 50% of a label's net revenues from digital download and ringtone sales of the artist sound recordings.
March 30, 2009Stan SoocherAre you a successful communicator? Are you thriving at your firm and with your clients by raising your communication bar and keeping it high? The following four principles will enable you to improve your effectiveness when communicating orally or in writing with colleagues and clients.
March 30, 2009Debra FormanThe importance of having a robust compliance policy to review the content of proposed advertisements is well-known and widely accepted. But what may not be as familiar is the need for a separate policy focused on the means of disseminating such advertising.
March 30, 2009James H. Laskey, Fernando M. Pinguelo, and Andrew D. LindenIf your law firm is distributing e-mail newsletters to clients, it's not enough to just click "send." To ensure that you are maximizing the experience of your subscribers, and thereby promoting loyal readership, you need to consider "best practices" in e-mail design.
March 30, 2009Joshua FruchterBig changes bring big challenges for marketing. The current generation of legal marketer is experienced in serving clients who want more. Now we have to create a service that provides more with less. What can we rely on to help us do this? Our brand.
March 30, 2009Jennifer SmutsIn the December, 2008, issue of Marketing the Law Firm, we began a series entitled "Researching the Economy." The discussion continues this month with a look at client-potential research.
March 30, 2009Shannon Sankstone

