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Supreme Court on APIs and Fair Use
May 01, 2021
Google didn't get an answer from the U.S. Supreme Court on whether the Java Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) it copied from Sun Microsystems were copyrightable. But it got just about everything else it could have hoped for in a decision that ended its 11-year copyright clash with Sun's successor, Oracle.
New Normal Will See Shift In How Commercial Real Estate Is Done
May 01, 2021
By moving away from demand for traditional offices and office space, employers will be able to select from a much broader range of talent and a much greater geographical range of places to find and use these employees.
Appellate Division Overturns Supreme Court Order to Partially Demolish 55-Story Building
May 01, 2021
In Committee for Environmentally Sound Development ("CESD") v. Amsterdam Ave. Redevelopment Associates LLC, the Appellate Division, First Department, overturned a Supreme Court decision that would have required partial demolition of a nearly completed 55-story building at 200 Amsterdam Avenue.
The World of NFTs and Their Implications In Intellectual Property Law
May 01, 2021
NFTs have been all the rage in the world. So what exactly are NFTs, and how do they reconcile with the basic tenets of intellectual property law?
How Do Business Development Efforts In High-Performing Law Firms Differ?
May 01, 2021
As firms and their clients continue to navigate ongoing business challenges in 2021, BD and marketing professionals first need to understand how mature their efforts are in specific areas. Then, they can look at what the successful firms are doing differently, so they can position themselves to join those ranks.
There Is No Post-Confirmation True-Up of Projected Disposable Income In Subchapter V
May 01, 2021
A large number of reported decisions interpreting Sub V have mostly addressed the eligibility threshold for a debtor to proceed under the new law. And legitimate questions will continue to present themselves. Such is the nature of most new (and even not-so-new) statutes.
Supreme Court Leaves As Many Questions As It Answers In 'Google v. Oracle'
May 01, 2021
The Court cleared Google of copyright infringement in terminating a 16-year long dispute as to whether Google's Android mobile platform had infringed Oracle's Java programming language's copyright. However, the Court did not answer the question of whether specific components of computer software qualifies for copyright protection at all.
Scared of Your Clients' Involvement With Cryptocurrency?
May 01, 2021
Given the rapid expansion of interest and participation in cryptocurrency transactions, it's not a matter of whether you have an interest in crypto, think it's all a bizarre techno-bubble, the eventual replacement for fiat currency, or somewhere in between. The fact of the matter is your clients, and future clients, are more likely than ever to have a connection to this market, and a brief review of the headlines can make this prospect seem terrifying.
Real Property Law
May 01, 2021
Easement By Necessity Claim Fails for Inadequate Proof of Unity of Title At Severance No Specific Performance When Purchaser Failed to Elect Contract Remedies Subdivision of Dominant Parcel Did Not Terminate Easement Judgment Creditor Not Entitled to Compel Sale of Tenancy By the Entirety Property Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment on Specific Performance Claim Town Had No Authority to Issue Parking Permits on Land of Waterfront Owners
2d Cir. Issues Two Notable Copyright Fair Use Decisions
May 01, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently issued decisions in two closely watched copyright fair use cases involving photographs. In the…

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