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Trusts & Estates Alert - New "Fiscal Cliff" Law Enacts Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Provisions01/01/2013
by Donald P. Perry , Richard J. Duffy , Stacey B. Weinberg and the Trusts & Estates and Tax Teams
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Trusts & Estates Alert - Use It or Lose It: Act Now to Take Advantage of the $5 Million Gift Tax Exemption in 201206/01/2012
by Donald P. Perry and Richard J. Duffy and the Entire Trusts & Estates and Tax Departments
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Intellectual Property Alert - Digital Millennium Copyright Act Prohibits Removal or Alteration of Name of Author or Copyright Owner of Photographic Images07/01/2011
This Alert highlights a recent Third Circuit decision holding that the removal of a photographer's name from a photograph violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). As interpreted by the court, the photographer's name on a physical copy of the photograph was protected "copyright management information" and its removal was a statutory violation even though the name was not part of an automated or electronic copyright management protection system. This decision is particularly important since many unsuspecting business owners and executives, company employees (such as in-house designers) or third-party contractors who may use photographic images readily available in print and on the Web for promotional purposes, may be violating the DMCA and the copyright law. These violations can be costly as both statutes provide for damages even if there is no actual injury or profit.
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Tax Alert - New Federal Tax Law Presents Wealth-Transfer Opportunities01/03/2011
by the members of the Tax and Trusts & Estates Departments
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