The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) mentioned earlier in this issue administers a new blanket copyright license regime for digital music deliveries.
As the internet has become the principle venue for public discourse, review sites have become more prevalent, and inhibitions about expressing opinions online have decreased, the problem of online
One of the last issues that we confront when drafting contracts is the forum selection clause. We consider the usual choices: here; there or somewhere in between.
Bankruptcy sales are unique transactions in that an agreement reached with a Chapter 11 debtor or a Chapter 7 or 11 trustee is not a done deal until the bankruptcy court approves it.
Shortly after we pointed out in the Relating to Real Estate Bulletin dated January 3, 2019 that the Baltimore City yield tax law was written in a way to collect substantially less than the
In a unanimous decision issued July 15, 2019, the Maryland Court of Appeals held that the Maryland Public Service Commission's (PSC) process for granting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Nec
When your business or product is being disparaged online, you have legal recourse, although not always as strong as you might want. When the statement is false or could reasonably be interpre
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) held a symposium in June on the ambiguity of what is considered “abusive” activity in consumer financial services.
Following its trend of finding that the First Amendment allows free speech even in branding, the Supreme Court ruled last week that the term FUCT could be a registered trademark.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which prosecutes health care providers, carriers and their business associates for violating HIPAA, has cut the penalties for three out of the four tiers of priva
