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Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Sanctions
August 02, 2013
The legal industry always seems to be late in keeping up with ever-evolving business technology. The lag has little to do with the business of law, and everything to do with the restrictive ethics rules that govern all aspects of the practice. Like those of us practicing in the '90s, today's practitioners are grappling with the ethical uses of yet another technological advance which is being adopted across the business world: The Cloud.
<i>Lenz</i> Lawsuit Dances to a Fair Use Tune and Heads For Trial
August 02, 2013
A California district court has denied cross summary judgment motions in a case that has implications for fair use analysis under copyright law and DMCA litigation.
<i><b>Online Extra</b></i> Congress Hears Pleas for Stronger Copyright Protections
July 31, 2013
Donning special glasses, members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet viewed a 3-D video clip as part of a hearing that featured music, photo, and movie industry representatives, all touting the economic benefits of strong copyrights. Leaders from the Copyright Alliance, Getty Images Inc., the American Society of Media Photographers, Yep Roc Records and Redeye Distribution Inc., and 3-D moviemaker Stereo D LLC said robust copyright protections are vital'
Escrow Closing Mechanics
July 30, 2013
These days, most closings are conducted through a depository intermediary, usually the title company. This article seeks to examine just what this development has brought us, and what new precautions practitioners should consider.
BYOD on the Rise at Law Firms
July 29, 2013
Cloud computing has spawned a rise in companies encouraging employees to "bring your own device" (BYOD) to work, and it's a trend on the rise at law firms. Here's what you need to know.
The Five-Generation Workforce and Diversity Programs
July 26, 2013
For the first time in U.S. history, the workplace is populated by workers from five generations who differ, in some cases widely, in their beliefs regarding work responsibility, work/life balance, and their relationship to their employer and co-workers.
<i><b>Online Extra</i></b> NLRB Memo 'Unlikes' Social Media Policies
July 26, 2013
In a warning to employers, the National Labor Relations Board has 'unliked' certain social media policies that restrict an employee's right to speak critically of the employer online, unless the policies were set in collective bargaining.
STONE COLD DEAD IN THE MARKET
July 09, 2013
Ok, everybody talks about marketing, and markets, and how to reach them ' but has anyone stopped to define what a market really is?We all tend to take…
Joinder Issues in BitTorrent Copyright Litigation
July 02, 2013
Over the past several years, there has been a national flurry of civil actions brought primarily by pornographic filmmakers alleging copyright infringement by individual file-sharers using the BitTorrent computer protocol.Typically, the copyright holders allege that users illegally downloaded, reproduced and distributed at least a portion of the film at issue using BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer protocol that allows users to transfer large files on the Internet.
Interoperability Exemptions Under The DMCA
July 02, 2013
The DMCA prohibits the circumvention of digital rights management technologies and other similar content access or copy restrictions on copyrighted works. As such, it has long been understood that the circumvention of computer programs to enable interoperability of non-approved software applications ' a practice commonly referred to as "jailbreaking" ' was forbidden under the DMCA.

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  • Private Equity Valuation: A Significant Decision
    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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