Writing
Category: Civil Litigation
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Mergers & Acquisitions of Telecommunications Companies: the Importance of Buyer Due Diligence
In the context of mergers and acquisitions within the telecommunications industry, a buyer’s due diligence of the proposed transaction is of paramount importance.
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ARK-O Holding Comp. v. TDS Telecom. Corp.
A post-closing dispute arising from three stock purchase agreements and a transition services agreement in the $15 million acquisition of three rural telephone companies.
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Local Exchange Tariff of Northeast Rural Services, Inc. d/b/a BOLT Fiber Optic Services
The approved initial local exchange tariff of a facilities-based competitive local exchange carrier, drafted and prosecuted to approval before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
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Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: Effect of Notice Provisions on Contracts and Agreements
The DTSA affords trade secret owners a federal cause of action for trade secret misappropriation occurring on or subsequent to its effective date of May 11, 2016.
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Application Programming Interfaces (API): A Primer and Discussion of Oracle America v. Google
A report of the Copyright Law Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, prepared by six contributing authors.
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Resale Royalty Right: Redux
The resale royalty right, otherwise known as droit de suite, originated in France in the mid-19th century. This comment argues that the right should be left to the individual States rather than enacted federally.
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Constitutional Copyright Policy Applied to Collage and Appropriation Art in the Digital Age
Artists have a long history of drawing on society’s body of learning and knowledge to animate their imaginations, often without asking permission before they incorporate another’s work into their own.