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DIY Mentoring
April 27, 2012
Similar to financial investments you will want a well-diversified portfolio of mentors who can contribute to your career in different ways depending on your goals.
May issue in PDF format
April 27, 2012
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Upcoming Event
April 27, 2012
Cutting-Edge Case Developments in Film & TV Law. New York City, May 18.
Bit Parts
April 27, 2012
Artists' Digital Music Royalty Claims Are an "Open Book Account"<br>German Distribution Deal Isn't an "Injury" Within New York State
In the Marketplace
April 27, 2012
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
Lease Project Possible Stalemate
April 27, 2012
The latest FASB/IASB Lease Accounting Project meetings on Feb. 28 and 29 had as objectives to change the lessee cost pattern to better reflect the economics (straight-line) and to see if that decision would mean changes to lessor accounting methods that had already been decided.
Cameo Clips
April 27, 2012
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS<br>FILM ACQUISITIONS/RIGHTS RESERVATIONS
Viacom's Lawyers In the YouTube DMCA Litigation
April 27, 2012
Paul Smith of the Washington, DC, office of Jenner &amp; Block wasn't supposed to be the one standing before a panel of appellate judges last October, trying to convince the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to revive Viacom's $1 billion infringement suit against YouTube and Google.
What's New in the Law
April 27, 2012
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing cases.
Five-Factor Test Applied To Subpoenas Seeking File Sharer Identities
April 27, 2012
Internet service providers have to disclose the names of their subscribers who are accused of using a file-sharing site to copy a pornographic movie, a federal judge ruled in a copyright infringement suit.

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