Court says copyright law protects content even in more than one medium

A recent decision by the Southern District of Florida in Forman v. W. Allen Morris clarifies the scope of copyright protection that is available when identical language is protected by a registered copyright in one medium but is then infringed in another.  See Forman v. W. Allen Morris, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67434 (S.D. Fla. July 6, 2010). The plaintiff...

Keeping Your Trademark ‘Healthy’

It is well accepted that each of us, to maintain our health, should have periodic medical and/or dental examinations.  Likewise, most people maintain their motor vehicles with a periodic tune-up and test. Many businesses and entrepreneurs invest their valuable resources to register their trademarks in order to have exclusive use of the mark in connection...

Daniel Abram joins Outside Counsel Solutions LLP’s Derivatives And Energy Practice Groups

NEW YORK, September 6, 2010 – Outside Counsel Solutions LLP, a full-service law firm, announced that Daniel Abram, has joined the firm as part of the Derivatives and Energy practice groups.  He was previously at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP  and Goldman Sachs in New York. Outside Counsel Solutions LLP’ Derivatives and Energy practices represent...

Outside Counsel Solutions Names Shanah Glick as Head of Its Derivatives and Energy Practice Groups

NEW YORK, September 1, 2010 – Outside Counsel Solutions LLP, a full-service law firm, announced that Shanah Glick has become the head of the Derivatives and Energy practice groups.  She was previously a partner at the New York law firm of Richards, Kibbe & Orbe LLP. Shanah will lead the attorneys in her practice groups in the negotiation of sophisticated...

Issuing Securities in U.S. Private Offerings – New Higher Standard for “Accredited Investors”

When issuing securities in private offerings to U.S. investors, issuers (from companies to investment funds) often look to the registration exemptions and safe harbors afforded by Regulation D of the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). One of the key components of an exempted Regulation D offering is the “accredited investor”...

OCS featured in The Lawyer: UK & US Lawyers Relocating to Israel

The following is an excerpt from an article entitled “Shalom”, written by James Swift, in the August 16, 2010 edition of  The Lawyer magazine: “Outside Counsel Solutions  LLP (OCS) has a ­similar remit. Established in 2003, the firm started life as a subsidiary of telecoms ­company IDT. But when the company began divesting its non-core...