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Bit Parts
May 27, 2005
Recent developments in entertainment law.
Dealing with Problems in Copyrights Bequeathed by an Author's Will
May 27, 2005
Bequeathing an interest in a copyright can involve a conflict between federal copyright law and state probate laws. The conflict may result in a situation in which it isn't clear whether the executor of the estate or the beneficiary of the specific bequest should deal with the property at various times. Specific terms in a will concerning a bequest of a copyright interest can avoid a possible dispute.
Cameo Clips
May 27, 2005
Recent cases in entertainment law.
Courthouse Steps
May 27, 2005
Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Clause & Effect
May 27, 2005
Record Distribution/Promissory Estoppel <br>Record Production Deals/Breach of Contract
Counsel Concerns
May 27, 2005
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that a former associate in a law firm can continue to represent one-time Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King in a fee dispute between King and the associate's former firm.
Decision of Note: <b>Grateful Dead Photos In Book Is Fair Use</b>
May 27, 2005
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that incorporating several thumbnail reproductions of concert posters into the book "Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip" without a copyright license from the plaintiff archive constituted a fair use.
Typosquatting and the Duty to Police Infringing Trademarks: Initial Interest Confusion and 'Post-Initial Confusion'
May 26, 2005
You are the owner of KibbleSoft, the widely used fuzzy-logic retail management software package for pet food distributors. Understanding the value of the KibbleSoft brand, you have registered the trademark and carefully policed against infringers for a number of years. And having early grasped the importance of the Internet for promoting your brand, you were also a step ahead of the cybersquatters and acquired the <i>kibblesoft.com</i> domain in 1996. Much of your business now runs through your heavy-trafficked Web site at <i>www.kibblesoft.com.</i>
Enhancing Tenant Flexibility in In-Line Retail Leases
May 26, 2005
While it would not be possible to identify a "typical" in-line retailer (their perspectives vary as much as their products and their business plans), there are issues that recur in negotiation of leases for them. As attorneys negotiating on behalf of in-line retailers, it is important to consider the potential implications of the lease over its entire term and to plan for changes in clients' business plans by making the leases more flexible. This article examines selected practical issues in flexibility and makes recommendations for negotiating stronger leases from the retailers' perspective.
e-Commerce Docket Sheet
May 26, 2005
Recent cases in e-commerce law and in the e-commerce industry.

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    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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