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July issue in PDF format

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Counsel Concerns

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Downloading Suits/Rule 11 Sanctions

Features

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Clause & Effect

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Production of Agreements/Motion Picture and Screenplay Rights<br>Recording Agreements/Non-Exclusivity

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News Briefs

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Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

Features

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Copyright Infringement/Summary Judgment Rulings

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Recent rulings of interest.

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Movers & Shakers

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News about lawyers and law firms in the franchising industry.

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Practice Notes: Some Lawyers Find Entertainment Clients on MySpace

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Many artists believe that setting up a personal page on the mega-popular MySpace.com Web site is a key prong today in attracting attention to themselves. At the same time, some entertainment attorneys use MySpace to attract clients. This article examines the experiences of Texas lawyers who have MySpace pages.

Features

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Court Watch

Charles Miller

Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

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Cameo Clips

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Anti-Bootlegging Law/Constitutionality<br>Television Broadcasting/FDD Indecency Policy<br>Synchronization Licenses/Karaoke Machines

Franchising in Belarus: Slowly Coming of Age in the Former Soviet Republic State Image

Franchising in Belarus: Slowly Coming of Age in the Former Soviet Republic State

Mark Abell

Although Belarus does not have its own franchise law code, the Civil Code of Belarus, which was adopted on Dec. 7, 1998 and entered into force on July 1, 1999, contains Article 53 dealing with a franchise, or as it says in the Code 'Complex business licence.' On Aug. 18, 2004, amendments to this regulation were adopted and entered into force on Feb. 27, 2005. Not surprisingly, the terminology used in Article 53 is the same as in the Russian Civil Code.

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