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• An Introduction to the .com Phenomenon ( January 1999 )
  Warren E. Agin of Swiggart & Agin, LLC

  The late 1990's were generally an unhappy time for bankruptcy attorneys. A strong economy and expanding financial markets greatly reduced the number of business bankruptcies filed. Chapter 11 business bankruptcy filings dropped from 13,379 cases in the year ending September 1994 to 7,953 cases during the year ending June 1999. This change coincides with an incredible expansion of the information technology (IT) industry, resulting, in large part, from the Internet's integration into U.S. society and business.

• Copyright Law ( January 1999 )
  Mark F. Radcliffe of DLA Piper

  Copyright law in the U.S. is based on the Copyright Act of 1976, a federal statute that went into effect on January 1, 1978. We'll refer to this statute throughout the book as the Copyright Act. States cannot enact their own laws to protect the same rights as the rights provided by the Copyright Act. For example, a state cannot pass a law to extend copyright protection on works in the state beyond the term of protection given by the Copyright Act. State "copyright" laws exist, but they are limited to works that cannot be protected under federal copyright law.

• Intellectual Property Protection ( January 1999 )
  Laura C. Gustafson and Richard L. Kirkpatrick of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

   

• Credit Arrangements and Loan Syndications ( February 1988 )
  Brian D Murphy and Sherri Lynn Snelson of McGuireWoods, LLP

  This article examines using copyright protection as collateral. The article lays out issues companies should look at when deciding whether or not to employ such practices.

• An Introduction To Copyrights ( September 2000 )
  Patricia S. Rogowski of Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

  The United States Constitution grants Congress the power to protect copyrights.

• Complying With Your Own Copyright? ( August 2000 )
  Glenn E. Braswell of Grad, Logan & Klewans, P.C.

  Associations regularly create copyrighted matters as a part of their menu of products and services. Oftentimes, how.

• Protecting An Idea ( July 2000 )
  Law Office of Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr.

  Depending on the type of idea a person has, there are certain types of protection that the Federal and state law.

• Intellectual Property: Overview of Patents and Copyrights ( May 2000 )
  Momkus McCluskey, LLC

  Patents A patent for an invention is a grant of a property right by the Government to the inventor (or his or her .