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Counsel Concerns
June 28, 2007
Downloading Suits/Rule 11 Sanctions
Clause & Effect
June 28, 2007
Production of Agreements/Motion Picture and Screenplay Rights<br>Recording Agreements/Non-Exclusivity
News Briefs
June 28, 2007
Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.
Copyright Infringement/Summary Judgment Rulings
June 28, 2007
Recent rulings of interest.
Movers & Shakers
June 28, 2007
News about lawyers and law firms in the franchising industry.
Practice Notes: Some Lawyers Find Entertainment Clients on MySpace
June 28, 2007
Many artists believe that setting up a personal page on the mega-popular MySpace.com Web site is a key prong today in attracting attention to themselves. At the same time, some entertainment attorneys use MySpace to attract clients. This article examines the experiences of Texas lawyers who have MySpace pages.
Court Watch
June 28, 2007
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
Cameo Clips
June 28, 2007
Anti-Bootlegging Law/Constitutionality<br>Television Broadcasting/FDD Indecency Policy<br>Synchronization Licenses/Karaoke Machines
Franchising in Belarus: Slowly Coming of Age in the Former Soviet Republic State
June 28, 2007
Although Belarus does not have its own franchise law code, the Civil Code of Belarus, which was adopted on Dec. 7, 1998 and entered into force on July 1, 1999, contains Article 53 dealing with a franchise, or as it says in the Code 'Complex business licence.' On Aug. 18, 2004, amendments to this regulation were adopted and entered into force on Feb. 27, 2005. Not surprisingly, the terminology used in Article 53 is the same as in the Russian Civil Code.
Decision of Note: Carol Burnett Loses Claims over TV-Show Parody
June 28, 2007
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California decided that the brief inclusion ' in a segment of the animated TV-series 'Family Guy' ' of a 'Charwoman'-like character from and a theme similar to the 'Carol Burnett Show' constituted a copyright fair use. <i>Burnett v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.</i>, CV 07-01723 DDP.

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