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Bit Parts
April 27, 2007
Stan Soocher shares the latest news.
Counsel Concerns
April 27, 2007
Inside information on what's happening in the industry.
Practice Notes
April 27, 2007
Firms on the move.
Negotiating Tips for Mobile-Game Developmental Deals
April 27, 2007
Part One discussed mobile-game players, the industry playing field, content ownership issues and developer credits. Licensing Celebrities and Brands Just like its more traditional console and PC counterparts, the mobile-game industry has its fair share of celebrity and brand-name licenses. The correct celebrity association can make or break a game, and even a boring game might gain some level of success just because of its association with a particularly famous person or brand. In 2006, Hands-On…
Movers & Shakers
April 27, 2007
News about lawyers and law firms in the commercial leasing industry.
Leasing Covenant Loopholes
April 27, 2007
Protecting the success of its business is of prime concern to any retailer client in the course of shopping center lease negotiations. A protection commonly found in leases is an exclusive use right granting a tenant either the exclusive right to sell a particular product in a center or the exclusive right to operate a particular business. An exclusive right in a lease is violated any time an occupant of the shopping center fails to comply with its restrictive terms. As such, it places a burden on the landlord to administer and police a tenant's exclusive throughout the term of the lease. Landlords have, therefore, started to move away from granting exclusive rights to giving leasing covenants ' a provision intended to give a retailer the protection for its use while removing the administrative burden from the landlord in enforcing exclusives. However, is the retailer really getting the benefit of protecting its use from future tenants? Below are some considerations to keep in mind when drafting a leasing covenant for a tenant.
Cameo Clips
April 27, 2007
Recent litigation of interest.
Decision of Note
April 27, 2007
Recent high-profile decisions.
The Leasing Hotline
April 27, 2007
Highlights of the latest commercial leasing cases from around the country.
CDA Protection Extended to State Law
April 27, 2007
A federal appeals court ruling in a case involving an adult publisher appears to have delivered broader legal protections for online service providers against lawsuits claiming privacy violations and other illicit behavior by their users.

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