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The New York Appellate Division Third Department determined Supreme Court properly withheld from disclosure both tax returns and documents which reflect information included in tax returns: ” ‘The policy behind the [tax] secrecy provisions is twofold: …
A group of freelance photographers contracted to shoot NFL games may press forward with a claim that they were forced to enter into unconscionable licensing agreements that cost them their ability to sell higher-value commercial licenses. The seven pho …
Tiffany Tibbot writes on the topic of The Basics of Patent Protection for Design on Maker’s Row reviewing how to protect your designs. Tibbot’s number one lesson: fashion design cannot be protected but the pieces that make up the design can be. Things …
In a recent article on artsy.net, Isaac Kaplan explores How Much Do Artists have over a Work after It Sold. As Kaplan explains, under VARA the answer is, yes. The Visual Artists Rights Acts (VARA) provides visual artists control over the attribution an …
New York employees will be eligible for paid leave to care for family members under the new Paid Family Leave Law, effective January 1, 2018. Phased in over a four-year period with eight weeks of leave in 2018, ten in 2019, and ultimately twelve in 202 …
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Parties to legal proceedings pending outside of the United States should be aware of a helpful U.S. statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1782, which provides a vehicle to obtain evidence from U.S. persons for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal. …
The Clarion List recently published an article regarding the five questions to ask before buying art, available here. To summarize: Is it a good fit? Consider how the piece fits into your existing collection and where you would display it. Many galler …
Lexology recently highlighted some issues regarding surnames as trademarks under the new European Union Trade Mark regulation, available here. In short: Under U.S. trademark law, a mark that is primarily a surname cannot be registered without proof tha …
IFB recently published their 5 Essential Elements for a Successful Brand Partnership, available here. To recap, whether you are a brand or a blogger, you should: 1) Be clear on who you are, what you stand for, and what value you are adding to your audi …
New York Law Journal recently published an article discussing a copyright case involving pre-1972 sound recordings, available here. To recap: Under current federal copyright law, music recorded after 1972 is entitled to certain protections, but it is u …
Should a personal injury plaintiff be compelled to give a court unlimited access to her Facebook account? According to the Appellate Division, First Department, the answer is no, but a dissenting opinion calls for a reevaluation of the Court’s decision …
