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August 27, 2007 | Daily Report Online

On The Rise: W. Scott Ortwein

When Stephen A. Hellrung, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Marietta-based Graphic Packaging Corp., called Alston Bird last year for help on a complex $655 million merger, he was surprised that the firm recommended W. Scott Ortwein.Hellrung admits his skepticism that someone so young could handle the work, but after watching him in action, he began to trust the choice.
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March 19, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

May Courts Assist Private International Arbitration?

With more disputes required by contract to be resolved through international arbitrations, parties must pursue creative avenues to obtain written discovery and witnesses' testimony. One such avenue is through 28 U.S.C. �1782. Currently, the courts are split over whether an international private arbitration constitutes a "tribunal" entitled to judicial assistance under �1782. Attorneys Sofia E. Biller and Howard S. Suskin examine the implications of that split on the availability of relief under �1782.
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May 09, 2006 | Law.com

Judicial Profile: Kathryn Mickle Werdegar

The state Supreme Court justice strikes a moderate chord with articulate rulings that focus on personal issues that affect everyday life.
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April 05, 2001 | Law.com

Dallas and Houston Go for the Gold

Houston and Dallas are among eight U.S. cities vying for the chance to sponsor the 2012 Games. Aligned on both sides are Texas-sized teams of public officials and private citizens, including attorneys handling the legal ins-and-outs of putting together a winning bid. So far, lawyers in the two cities have donated thousands of hours and thousands of dollars worth of free legal services.
8 minute read
August 21, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Full Court to Review Withholding of Pay Adjustments for U.S. Judges

On Sept. 7, in a rare en banc hearing by the Federal Circuit, six current and former federal judges will argue that Congress unconstitutionally withheld judges' pay adjustments and the Federal Circuit was wrong when it ruled otherwise over a decade ago.
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August 14, 2008 | Law.com

Steinbeck Descendants Lose Bid to Renegotiate Publishing Rights

A 1994 agreement signed by the widow of John Steinbeck trumps a claim made by two of the late author's heirs under copyright law, a federal appeals court ruled Aug. 13. Reversing a lower court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said a 1938 agreement in which John Steinbeck gave the sole and exclusive rights to publish "Of Mice and Men" and several other works was terminated and superceded by a 1994 agreement between Elaine Steinbeck and Penguin Books.
6 minute read
June 15, 2001 | Law.com

3rd Circuit Zaps Intentionally Misspelled Domain Names

Registering Internet domain names that are intentional misspellings of famous domain names is a violation of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, a federal appeals court ruled in an issue of first impression. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a U.S. district court judge's permanent injunction against a man who had registered several misspelled versions of the popular Web site joecartoon.com.
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September 14, 2009 | National Law Journal

Copyright board sued over librarian's choice

A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Copyright Royalty Board could bring business to a standstill at the panel whose decisions direct billions of dollars for broadcasters and copyright holders. It could also leave the head of the U.S. Copy�right Office open to a similar challenge.
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February 25, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Palin to pay Alaska nearly $7,000 for kids' trips

JUNEAU, Alaska AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will reimburse the state nearly $7,000 for costs associated with nine trips taken by her children, her attorney said Tuesday.Palin must reimburse the state within 120 days, according to a settlement agreement filed by a special investigator hired by the Alaska Personnel Board to investigate an ethics complaint filed against her.
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November 03, 2008 | National Law Journal

Fending off hackers

Now that record labels are recognizing that use-restrictive digital rights management, backed up by the DMCA, cannot adequately protect their rights, they are experimenting with other types of DRM, such as digital watermarks. Unfortunately, while it is illegal under the DMCA to remove information in a watermark that identifies who the copyright owner of a song is, it is not illegal to remove information that identifies who bought a copy of it. The law should also bar removal of "transactional" watermarks.
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