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Taxation Of Computer Software Sales: Ordinary Income, Capital Gain, Or Both?

by David Blum | Levenfeld Pearlstein on 4/29/2013

The taxation of computer software is complex, confusing, and in some circumstances, uncertain; although self-created computer software is routinely sold today, especially with the significant increase in the number of...more

Southern District of New York Holds Copyright First Sale Doctrine Does Not Apply to Digital Music Files; Resale of Digital Music...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/10/2013

In Capital Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 12 Civ. 95, (Mar. 30, 2013) (“Capital Records v. ReDigi”) Judge Sullivan of the Southern District of New York held that the copyright “first sale doctrine is limited to ‘material...more

The Interplay Between Digital Media and the First Sale Doctrine

by Richard Raysman | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/3/2013

The first sale doctrine allows owners of copies of copyrighted works (e.g. used books, CDs, DVDs) to resell their copies without restriction, and it is this distinction between sales and licenses that has made the licensing...more

Click & Copy: Breach of Online License Agreements & Copyright Infringement

by Field Law on 1/22/2013

My article Click and Copy: Breach of Online License Agreements and Copyright Infringement was published in Canadian Intellectual Property Review in December. The enforceability of click-through licenses for online...more

Navigating The Rocky Shoals Of Software Copyrights

by Sean Crandall | Jackson Walker on 1/11/2013

Originally published in Chapter 17 of the State Bar of Texas - Advanced Intellectual Property Law. Contents: I. Introduction II. In Which Our Hero is Dashed on the Rocky Shoals of Software Coypright A....more

Business Law Newsletter - January 2013

by Rachelle E. Hill, James V. Irving | Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC on 1/10/2013

In This Issue: - Written Contracts and the Statute of Limitations...Page 1 - Website Owners: Who is Liable for Third Party Postings on Your Website?...Page 2 - Business Tort Brings Sanctions...Page 3 -...more

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Fall 2012

by Andrew J. Hall, Mitchell Zimmerman | Fenwick & West LLP on 12/20/2012

In This Issue: - Court Declines to Dish Out Preliminary Injunction in Commercial-Skipping Case Despite Likelihood of Infringement - Free and Open-Source Software Diligence in Mergers, Acquisitions, and...more

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