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Creating a Law Firm Learning Environment
September 29, 2009
Earlier this year, my firm made it a goal to improve the impact and effectiveness of training efforts, and we made a number of adjustments to our approach. Based on user feedback, we made a shift to shorter classes, focused on very specific topics. We also sent a clear message that we would support "just in time" training, letting our folks know that if they had a problem and didn't know how to best solve it, we would bring training resources to bear immediately so they could apply new skills at the exact moment that they needed them.
The Equipment ABS Market
September 29, 2009
This article: 1) as a matter of background, discusses the basic economics of a TALF loan backed by equipment ABS and provides a general overview of the collateral eligibility requirements of TALF relating to equipment ABS, and 2) discusses the key hurdle (i.e., achieving a AAA rating) prospective issuers have encountered, and will likely continue to encounter in the near term under the existing paradigm, in their attempts to structure and execute equipment ABS in the current market.
Enforceable Browse-Wrap Contracts
September 29, 2009
Doing business over the Internet is increasingly automated. In the past, Web sites used "terms of use" agreements which include an Internet mechanism to affirm consent to be bound by the agreement (click-wrap). Increasingly, browse-wrap agreements are replacing click-wrap agreements.
Music Site Ruled Not 'Interactive' Enough
September 29, 2009
A Webcasting service that provides users with individualized Internet radio stations is not required to pay licensing fees to copyright holders of the songs the service plays, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Immunity for Web Site Owners
September 29, 2009
Web sites, social networks and other interactive service providers facilitate the display and exchange of a staggering amount of user-generated information, much of it idle chatter, meaningful commentary and helpful information, though some of it defamatory and offensive speech. Without certain protections, a site owner could face liability, and such a threat conceivably would have a chilling effect on the vibrant exchange of ideas on the Web.
The PPC Trademark Battle Continues
September 29, 2009
The Second Circuit's recent decision in <i>Rescuecom Corp. v. Google, Inc.</i> is but one more step in a long-standing battle that's likely to continue for some time; it's been five years already, and the court merely ruled on a technicality that allows the case to run longer still. Most Google users and advertisers are blissfully unaware of what's going on, and even many involved in Internet commerce don't understand the implications.
Bit Parts
September 29, 2009
Anti-SLAPP Motion over Paris Hilton Suit Is Denied<br>DVD Kiosks Company's Anti-Trust Claim Against Universal Moves Forward<br>Song Suit over Movies Dismissed For Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
Cameo Clips
September 29, 2009
CLAIMS OVER PHOTOS, PERFORMANCE IN DVD<br>COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/SAMPLED RECORDING
The General Growth Properties Bankruptcy and the Future of Securitizations
September 29, 2009
Do the recent rulings in the General Growth Properties bankruptcy spell doom for equipment debt securitizations? Not necessarily so, according to the recent rulings of Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper in the $27 billion General Growth Properties Chapter 11 bankruptcy &mdash; at least with respect to the issue of substantive consolidation.
Third Circuit Upholds Online Gambling Ban
September 29, 2009
Internet gambling proponents suffered a major setback when a federal appeals court refused to strike down a 2006 law in which Congress banned all Internet gambling transactions that would be illegal in the gambler's state.

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