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Trademark Law Shapes Internet Pop-up Ads
June 28, 2005
Despite their negative public images, Internet pop-up ads and unsolicited commercial e-mail (spam) have transfigured marketing. Like spam, Internet pop-ups can be lawful if they are not deceptive.
Confronting and Understanding 'Gripe Sites'
June 28, 2005
The Internet has provided an unprecedented opportunity for individuals to disseminate information widely at a very low cost. This means that virtually anybody who wants to distribute a message can do so. <br>It is this sense of empowerment that may drive individuals to spend the time and energy to create sites devoted to complaints about a particular product, service, company, organization, or individual. Frequently these sites employ trademarks owned by their targets, sometimes in the site's domain name itself, and always in the text of the site. Internet search engines pick these references up, so that the gripe sites often turn up side-by-side with official corporate sites in response to Internet searches.
e-Commerce Continues To Rise
June 28, 2005
Preliminary estimates of first-quarter e-commerce activity from the U.S. Census Bureau show a continued rise in the value of services and goods procured and exchanged online or by other electronic conduits.
Landlord & Tenant
June 28, 2005
Notable cases and recent rulings.
Index
June 28, 2005
A complete listing of everything in this issue.
Cooperatives & Condominiums
June 28, 2005
Recent cases you need to know.
Development
June 28, 2005
Notable recent cases.
Real Property Law
June 28, 2005
Recent rulngs of importance to you and your practice.
Appellate Division Awards Compound Interest in Takings Case
June 28, 2005
In its April 19, 2005 decision in <i>520 East 81st Street Associates v. State of New York</i>, the Appellate Division, First Department, held that principles of just compensation require that claimant be awarded compound interest as part of its takings damages. While various Federal and state courts had previously awarded compound interest under such circumstances, <i>520 East 81st Street</i> marks the first time that a New York State Court has done so.
Eminent Domain Law
June 28, 2005
A look at a recent important case.

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