Five Easy Steps To Help New Associates Put Their Best Foot Forward
September 28, 2007
Before beginning any new venture, family and friends frequently caution that 'starting something new is never easy.' This phrase is particularly true for law school graduates seeking to embark on the next phase of their careers. While some are transitioning out of one industry and into the legal field, others are entering the work force for the very first time. Understanding this phenomenon, many firms have developed Orientation/Integration programs to ease the transition from law student to practicing attorney.
e-Commerce Still Looking Good
September 27, 2007
U.S. Census Bureau estimates of e-commerce are in for the second quarter of the year, with indications that although the increase over the first quarter, and the second quarter of 2006, are relatively modest, the wired-transaction (and wireless-transaction) sector continues to grow.
e-Commerce Communities Employ Medieval Justice
September 27, 2007
It's an apparent contradiction, or maybe an irony, but it's a fact that e-commerce merchants, like their medieval predecessors, often use their own lex mercatoria, or merchant law, in lieu of traditional law. Online marketplace managers, like those who managed medieval fairs, regularly require participants to change their behavior or face banishment. Medieval merchants resolved difficulties in accord with notions of fair dealing rather than invoking a specific body of substantive principles. As an anachronistic consequently, e-commerce participants might find that the substantive law of merchants is applicable to e-commerce, and e-commerce counsel may, in some instances, want to recommend that clients take this tack.
When Real Estate Isn't Real
September 27, 2007
For years, e-commerce writers have distinguished the 'bad, old bricks-and-mortar' world from the 'new and improved' e-commerce economy. But recently, the marketing, purchase and sale of real estate have all begun to join online.
How to Improve an Internet Search Result by Adding a Little Precision
September 27, 2007
The Internet is a powerful tool for research, containing information about law, business, government, science, medicine and many other things. There is a Web site for just about anything anyone would want to know. Unfortunately, with the proliferation of Web sites today, any search may return hundreds of results, many of which are not relevant, and many of which are not reliable. This article will discuss some advanced search techniques in Google that can improve the relevance of search results. It will also examine ways to determine the reliability of a Web site.
Internet Not Always Interstate
September 27, 2007
It may be called the World Wide Web, but the government cannot automatically equate Internet use with movement of photos of child pornography across state lines, the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held.
Internet Gambling Law Challenged
September 27, 2007
A federal law that targets online gambling by making it illegal to make or receive payoffs violates the First Amendment, a federal suit charges. A not-for-profit association of Internet gamers and gaming companies is asking a federal judge in Trenton, NJ to block enforcement of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ('UIGEA') and to issue a temporary restraining order.
Google In-House Lawyers Find Unusual Perks, Groundbreaking Work
September 27, 2007
Judging by its unofficial jeans and t-shirt uniform, colorful logo and offices packed with games and pets, you could be fooled into thinking that the world's biggest Internet company still sees itself as an extension of a college common room. But under the seemingly casual exterior lies a very serious company indeed. And Google's legal team is no exception to the rule.
Webcaster Royalty Rates Rising
September 27, 2007
Licensing requirements and royalty rates for online uses of music are undergoing sweeping changes ' spurring litigation, appeals and even legislation in Congress. As a result, Webcasters are scrambling to re-evaluate and redirect their business models, as they may soon be forced to pay for huge increases in royalties to recording artists.
Digital Era Causes Shifts in Roles of Record Labels and Music Publishers
September 27, 2007
The digital-music era has resulted in many shifts in the music business. A major one has been the creative and economic repositioning of record labels and music publishers. In the following interview, coordinated by <i>Entertainment Law & Finance</i> Editor-in-Chief <b>Stan Soocher</b>, <b>Keith C. Hauprich</b> and <b>Bob Donnelly</b> discuss this repositioning and related issues from the publisher's and artist attorney's perspectives.
