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Application of Bankruptcy Law to Internet Assets
Internet assets generally, and Internet asset licenses in particular, are increasingly subject to bankruptcy proceedings.
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The 'Soft Underbelly' of Cybersecurity Meets Legal Ethics
Legal departments for business organizations rate cybersecurity, regulation and ethics compliance among their chief concerns, and they are well aware of surveys showing law firms to be the "soft underbelly" of business security due to weakness of their cybersecurity.
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Where Does Judge Gorsuch Fall on IP?
<b><i>The SCOTUS Nominee's Opinions Don't Appear to Favor Alleged Intellectual Property Infringers or Owners</b></i><br>Over the 10 years that he has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Gorsuch's decisions in intellectual property disputes have reflected a close attention to statutory text and a preference for narrow results that hew closely to precedent.
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What Constitutes 'Proper' Notice?
Proper notice is a hallmark of all bankruptcy proceedings. If a creditor or party-in-interest has no notice of a particular matter, many courts have ruled that the creditor or party-in-interest will not be bound by a particular court's determination.
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Landlord Solutions For Avoiding Uncertainty
<b><i>Key Considerations When Negotiating Personal Guarantees to Commercial Real Estate Leases</b></i><br>In today's commercial real estate market, uncertainty is about the only real thing that is certain. In this period of flux, where landlords no longer enjoy the same position of strength and leverage they once had over prospective tenants, it is critical to try and negotiate independent guarantees that best suit each particular deal and (hopefully) hedge against the downside of a potential tenant default and resulting litigation.
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Data Breaches by Employees<br><b><i><font="-1">How to Keep Your Company Out of the Headlines</b></i></font>
The more we understand about how data breach incidents originate and propagate, the more likely we are to shift focus from outsider hackers to insider (employee) threats. Insider threats can be malicious, but often they are accidental.
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Lohan, Mob Wives Right of Publicity Suits to Be Heard By NY Apps. Ct.
New York state's highest court has granted leave to appeal to actress Lindsay Lohan and former reality television star Karen Gravano in their suits over alleged misappropriations of their likenesses in the video game <i>Grand Theft Auto V</i>.
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The Results Don't Lie: Mattern & Associates Cost Recovery Survey 2016
2017 has arrived with a bang: expenses are back on the rise and demand growth is trending negative. Last year in the March issue of this publication, we hypothesized what the results of the 2016 Mattern & Associates Cost Recovery Survey would reveal. With the results tabulated, let's see how accurate our predictions were as well as analyze the results.
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In the Courts
The Fifth Circuit recently clarified the Anti-Kickback Act. Here's an analysis of the ruling.
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A 'Loss' Under the CFAA Does Not Require Interruption of Service
This article focuses on what federal appellate courts agree upon with regard to the text of the CFAA.
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