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Clause & Effect

March 28, 2007

What you need to know.

Counsel Concerns

March 28, 2007

Cases of interest.

Practice Notes

March 28, 2007

Recent happenings of interest to you and your practice.

Cameo Clips

March 28, 2007

Recent suits of interest.

Decision of Note: Texas Court Lacks Jurisdiction over 'Daily Show' Host

March 28, 2007

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas decided that it lacked personal jurisdiction over comedian Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, in a suit filed over a segment in which a Texas resident appeared. Busch v. Viacom International Inc., 3:06-CV-0493-L. The Daily Show broadcast a parody of a dietary drink that TV evangelist Pat Robertson promoted. The Daily Show segment included a clip from Robertson's show The 700 Club in which plaintiff Phillip Busch, a user of the dietary drink, shook Robertson's hand. Busch filed claiming defamation and misappropriation of image in the Daily Show piece.

Tips for Negotiating Mobile-Game Development Agreements

March 28, 2007

The mobile-game industry can be lucrative. Mobile games ' which can be downloaded to cell phones and other mobile devices ' can be cheaper and easier to develop than games created for platforms like PCs or game consoles, where users expect higher production values. What also makes mobile games attractive to developers and entrepreneurs is the potential market of consumers who already carry and use cell phones ' estimated at 207.9 million nationwide and 2 billion worldwide. Mobile games present huge brand opportunities as well: Celebrities such as hotel heiress Paris Hilton, rapper 50 Cent, skateboarder Tony Hawk and poker champion Phil Hellmuth have each licensed their names and images to mobile games. Tom Cruise, notoriously shy of associating his name with videogames, lent his name exclusively to a Mission Impossible III mobile-phone game.

Movers & Shakers

March 28, 2007

Who's going where; who's doing what.

Sales

March 28, 2007

Review of recent cases with expert commentary.

Mediation

March 28, 2007

In-depth commentary on recent rulings.

Bankruptcy

March 28, 2007

Recent rulings you need to know.

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