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InternetNews January 11, 2006 Roy Mark |
FTC Wants to Nix Netflix 'Opt-Out' Terms The Federal Trade Commission is opposing a proposed class action settlement agreement between Netflix and consumers, claiming the deal appears to unfairly favor the online movie DVD rental outfit.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Cinquegrana & Lloyd |
Legal: Shifting Perspective on Off-Label Promotion A recent court case points to the government's shifting perspective on how it prosecutes companies for promoting off-label. Instead of criminal charges, hefty corporate integrity agreements might be in store.  |
BusinessWeek January 16, 2006 Arlene Weintraub |
Is This Dental Diagnosis Real? A radical dental treatment prompts a lawsuit by Aetna - and raises questions for the FDA.  |
InternetNews January 10, 2006 Roy Mark |
'Annoying e-Mail' Law Stirs Blogosphere A new law extending telephone harassment prohibitions and penalties to anonymous e-mails and Voice over IP calls has raised nary a peep among civil liberty groups and the legal community.  |
InternetNews January 10, 2006 Clint Boulton |
USPTO Joins Patent Quality Cause The United States Patent and Trademark Office teams with IBM and the OSDL to improve the way patents are constructed and issued in the U.S.  |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 John Churchill |
I Fought the Law After stepping into the ring last spring with California Attorney General Bill Lockyer over fund disclosure practices, American Funds recently knocked the AG on the canvas; Edward Jones, another Lockyer target, hasn't been so lucky.  |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 |
Who Gets the Book? Q: I had an oral contract with my partner that I would inherit his $40 million book when he retired... Please advise me as to my rights... A: At the outset, my advice is that you have viable claims against your firm for breach of contract, detrimental reliance and unfair business practices... etc.  |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Bill Singer |
Signed, Sealed and Suspended A lot of brokers would be well advised to follow the law when it comes to notarizing signatures: Where No Trouble Is Big Trouble... Improvising a Play...  |
InternetNews January 5, 2006 Roy Mark |
EFF Wants Protection For CD Research The Electronic Frontier Foundation wants Sony EMI to grant legal protections for computer security researchers examining the copy-protection technologies of the music giant.  |
IEEE Spectrum January 2006 Trope & Power |
The Lessons of MGM v. Grokster For creators of innovative technologies and as a consequence of the copyright-infringement suit, the line between corporate liability and being at rest in a safe harbor was moved and remains imprecise. However, the Supreme Court opinion contains substantial guidance.  |
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