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Counsel Update in Destiny's Child Song Litigation
November 25, 2009
Singer-actress-celebrity Beyonc' and her father-manager Mathew Knowles have parted ways ' at least in their choice of lawyers ' in defending a copyright case set for trial in Chicago.
Interpreting FTC's New Endorsement Guidelines
November 25, 2009
For the first time since the 1980s, the FTC recently overhauled its guidelines and liability parameters for product endorsements and testimonials. These updated guidelines, which took effect Dec. 1, also cover the use of consumer endorsements and reviews. Entertainment companies that promote products ' and celebrities who blog and tweet ' through new media should consider how these guidelines may affect their marketing practices.
Administration Deal No Bar to Songs Grant from Artist
November 25, 2009
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee ruled that a music publisher's exclusive administration rights to songs by recording artist Lori McKenna didn't prevent Warner Bros. Records from getting the rights directly from McKenna for compositions on McKenna's Bittertown album.
Sixth Circuit Ruling on 'Atomic Dog' Samples Protects Small Segments of Musical Compositions
November 25, 2009
The Sixth Circuit for the first time explicitly embraces the "fragmented literal similarity" test for determining whether there is substantial similarity between two works.
Use on Foreign Web Site Is Not U.S. 'Publication'
November 25, 2009
In a ruling of first impression, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware decided that photographs published on a foreign Web site weren't simultaneously "published" in the United States.
Current and Impending Virtual World IP Issues
November 25, 2009
With popularity and subscribership rising, games like World of Warcraft, EverQuest, There and Second Life are big business. Growth has brought litigation. Indeed, some law firms have practice groups addressing this medium's issues.
Data Breaches Are Not Going Away
November 25, 2009
Because the costs of data breaches can be so astronomically high, the importance of ensuring that e-commerce and other types of firms have insurance to cover such claims cannot be overstated.
Dirty Laundry Hanging Out On The Web
November 25, 2009
Online objections to a corporation's products or services ' posted on "complaint" or "gripe" sites by former employees or consumers, or put elsewhere on the Web ' have a greater potential to be significantly more damaging to the target's operations than more traditional expressions of unhappiness.
What's Coming in e-Commerce in 2010?
November 25, 2009
For this year-end edition, because I believe that much of e-commerce law and strategy is no different from what is done in offline business (but people must be shown that it often is the same), I will follow suit and offer my own thoughts on the major trends that will affect online business in the next year.
Real Property Law
November 25, 2009
Analysis of recent cases.

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