http://arborlaw.biz/blog for entrepreneurs and small business — a legal blog from Arborlaw PLC Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:53:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Currently looking for small in-house law department performance evaluation metrics (for the department, not for outside counsel) - anybody? http://arborlaw.biz/blog/2010/06/02/currently-looking-for-small-in/ I am currently looking for any resources on #JSOX compliance with regard to intellectual property portfolio management. Thanks! http://arborlaw.biz/blog/2010/02/04/i-am-currently-looking-for-any/ The iPad may not be a netbook or a smart phone, but my 80-year old mother wants one. Another Wii-like mature market in the making? http://arborlaw.biz/blog/2010/02/02/the-ipad-may-not-be-a-netbook/ The Copyright Office released a report on March 15, 2009 which provided for increases in several fees, citing rising labor costs and current budget constraints. While the cost of basic online copyright registration (eCO) for most types of works remains the same, the cost of registering a copyright via ... http://arborlaw.biz/blog/2010/01/21/copyright-office-fees-to-increase-on-august-1-2009/ Looking for a resource comparing the terms of the UCC to the terms of the Mexican Codigo de Comercio. Any recommendations? http://arborlaw.biz/blog/2010/01/20/looking-for-a-resource-compari/ Excellent piece on 20 lessons that business people should learn from Warren Buffett: http://bit.ly/5l69Sb http://arborlaw.biz/blog/2010/01/20/20-lessons-for-startups-from-warren-buffett/ Murderboarding: critical skill needed by startups to balance out off-track brainstorming. http://bit.ly/6CmBJ1 http://arborlaw.biz/blog/2010/01/19/murderboarding-critical-skill/ Music artists selling 10K+ releases 1st time in 2009: 106 via major label, 107 via indie label, 14 on their own http://bit.ly/5oCBQj http://arborlaw.biz/blog/2010/01/19/emerging-music-artist-publishing-stats/ Why would your employer plan still allow denial of claims after health reform? Existing federal law--ERISA (good point) http://bit.ly/nUtW http://arborlaw.biz/blog/2009/10/28/denial-of-claims-after-health-refor/ The federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan found on Wednesday that an Ypsilanti, MI copy shop was directly liable (as opposed to contributorily liable) for copyright infringement, by allowing students to copy course packs on its own photocopy machines.  Blackwell Publishing Group, Inc. v. Excel Research Group, ... http://arborlaw.biz/blog/2009/10/20/copy-shop-liable-for-students-copying-course-packs/