Louis Barr explains how in the recent case of Sutardja v. United States, the United States Court of Federal Claims ruled in favor of the IRS and confirmed that discounted stock options (the exercise price is less than the stock’s fair market...
Louis Barr outlines requirements to ensure that severance payments contingent on a release or non-compete comply with tax rules by the end of 2012.
The first time you write music and lyrics on paper or store the document on your computer copyright laws begin. This rule protect the musician, even if the piece is never registered with the Copyright Office. The copyright of the sound recording and...
If you are someone that may be publishing or consider publishing poetry online, one thing you will have to do is make sure that you legally copyright your poems so you can actually keep them protected. Although your poetry really is protected the...
If you're working on a book, one of your most important concerns is protecting your work. You may choose to submit your book to a variety of outlets, seeking to have it distributed by a traditional publisher, or perhaps you're putting your book out...
The US Copyright laws provide registration and protection for copyrighting software programs, but there are a few differences between registering software and registering a novel, a movie, poem, work of art, or music. Here are some frequently...
A coin has two sides. This cliché is also applicable to the internet. People can always have two options on how to use it: good or bad. With the economically challenged world that human beings are living in today, there is a growing number of...
Everyday there are several trademark litigation cases being filed in the US and in almost every other country. When there are more than seven billion people on earth and a little less than a billion trademarks, trademark litigation is possibly...
Obtaining trademark registrations to protect important aspects of your business's image is important. This article aims to make the process of obtaining these registrations easier and the registrations you ultimately get more effective by...
There are a plethora of legal-appearing symbols which one can use in connection with brand names. This article helps business owners understand what each symbol means and when each can be properly used. The symbols so distinguished in...