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Protecting Intellectual Property in a 'Flat' World

Peter S. Chase

Just as airplanes made the world feel smaller geographically, globalization and the Internet have made it feel smaller economically. The Internet has so fundamentally changed the way people do business that it is difficult to remember the days, not too long ago, when similar trademarks could co-exist on similar products and services (if not always happily) in different regions of the country.

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The Leasing Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest commercial leasing cases from around the country.

Expand Your Confidentiality Clause

Randolph M. Perkins

Confidentiality clauses are a common component of real estate management agreements, agency agreements, leases and many other agreements relating to commercial property. Nevertheless, they can leave parties with the uneasy feeling that comes from dealing with the unknown.

<b><i>In The Spotlight: </b></i>Strategies in Tenant Office Lease Renewal Negotiations

Doug Damron & Elizabeth Cooper

As tenants reconsider and update office space needs, it is imperative that they proactively develop a strong renewal/relocation negotiation strategy to maximize their future rights and benefits. Unfortunately, many tenants wait too long to focus on space needs and assume their lease will be renewed on reasonable terms. If a tenant waits until its notice period is upon it before it assesses its needs and develops a strategy or looks at the renewal rights in its current lease, it may become a 'captive tenant' forced to negotiate from a weakened position in the market.

Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Copyright Renewal Rights/Unpublished Treatment<br>Right-of-Publicity/Newsworthiness and Incidental-Use Exceptions<br>Right-of-Publicity/Press Releases

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Cameo Clips

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

COPYRIGHT PREEMPTION/MISAPPROPRIATION CLAIM<br>COPYRIGHT TERMINATION/SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNMENT

Virtual Worlds Attract Lawyers

Thomas Adcock

'Virtual Law,' as specialists call it, is not your father's law. And according to some aspiring lawyers, it is the next big thing. Of the 50 or so tech-savvy lawyers around the country conversant in the language of orcs, avatars and toons.

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Production Lawyer's Guide to Obtaining E&O Insurance, Preventing Litigation

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Part One discussed what is and isn't covered by errors and omissions (E&amp;O) insurance and examined general clearance guidelines for film and TV. Part Two continues the discussion with specific clearance procedures for production counsel to consider.

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<b><i>Decision of Note:</b></i> Artists Bid for Half Of Digital Income Is Dismissed

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a breach-of-contract, class-action suit by recording artists seeking 50% of net income from the licensing of their recordings for digital uses like downloads and ringtones.

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Legislation to Fight Global IP Piracy

Douglas W. Kenyon & R. Dennis Fairbanks

To paraphrase a line from a favorite song, you don't always get what you want, but sometimes, you get what you need. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) almost certainly did not get all that it wanted when the House of Representatives passed the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (Pro IP Act), H.R. 4279, in May. What remains to be seen is whether the RIAA and other proponents of the legislation will get what they claim to need ' or anything at all.

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