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Nine Key Steps In a Proactive Cybersecurity Review

Jason Weinstein

Securing your company's network and protecting your valuable data is difficult enough in today's Internet-driven economy. But to be treated by regulators and courts like an accessory to the crime after you've been hacked is truly adding insult to injury.

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Moral Rights Issues In Copyrights Used By U.S. Companies

Scott J. Slavick

In today's age of endless content recycling, the provenance of any particular published work can be disguised or ignored as it is churned through multiple media ' including on the Internet in social media. Content farms cycle news endlessly, sometimes with items even being automatically generated by specially designed computer software. And it goes without saying how much Hollywood loves a recycled idea.

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SEC Takes First Significant Steps Toward Crowdfunding

Joel R. Buckberg, Taylor K. Wirth

Recently finalized rulemaking by the SEC to implement the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act allows issuers of securities to engage in general solicitation and advertising to accredited investors in some private placement offerings of securities. Although the SEC's announcement leaves several notable questions unanswered, Rule 506(c) has the potential to enhance the utility of investment programs in the franchise world.

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Franchisor as Co-Employer Continues to Emerge as Major Issue

Kevin Adler

During a period when state legislatures wrestle with the issue of when a franchisor is the employer or co-employer of employees of an individual franchisee, lawsuits continue to arise addressing the same complicated issue.

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New Federal Rule Likely To Raise Costs for Home Healthcare Franchises in 2015 <br>New York City 16-Oz. Sugary Drink Ban Thwarted

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Bloggers Want Same Rights as Mass Media

Jonathan Bick

Bloggers, claiming that no distinction exists between blogs and traditional media, are seeking protection afforded by the First Amendment rights previously reserved for traditional media outlets. However, most courts do not afford bloggers the same rights given to traditional media.

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How to Hire a Deposition Videographer

Michael Skrzypek

Follow these tips to find a videographer who understands the legal world and can produce what you need for your case.

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Word File Types and Compatibility

Sue Hughes

This column addresses the new compatibility features of Microsoft Office Word 2013.

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Subjective And Objective Compensation Systems

Michael Short & Joseph Altonji

As we sift through the results from our recently published Partner Compensation System Survey, the data draws us to consider a wide variety of questions about this vitally important management and leadership system. While the majority of our survey respondents report using some form of subjective system, about 15% of the firms report that they use a purely formulaic/objective system.

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FTC Expanding Its Role in 'Internet of Things' Security

Sue Reisinger

The FTC continued to expand its reach into cybersecurity last month when it took legal action against TRENDnet, which markets Web-connected home security cameras that allowed hundreds of live video feeds to be hacked and posted online.

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