NY DWI, Crawford and Melendez-Diaz

It looks like NY DWI cases will become more interesting in light of Melendez-Diaz (129 S.Ct. 2527), which just came down from the Supreme Court in late June. That case follows on the 2004 Crawford (541 US 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354) decision on the Confrontation Clause in the Sixth Amendment.The defendant in a criminal case has the right to confront his accusers. Melendez-Diaz holds that lab technicians

Do Points Transfer? Out-of-state tickets are not that simple ...

If you have a ticket in New York, please check out our New York Traffic Lawyer page.This is one of the most common questions we get: Do points transfer? Or: "Will the points transfer to my home state?"The short and misleading answer is No. The points themselves do not transfer to other states.So what does happen? In most situations, the state where you got the ticket will report any conviction to

Licensing Software in Global Markets

Online distribution and other globalizing factors make software licensing one of the most intricate and interesting types of intellectual property transactions.

I presented on International Software Licensing in San Francisco by invitation at the American Conference Institute's 14th Annual Software Licensing Conference.

Among other topics, my presentation illustrates the vital importance of strategic intelligence in controlling intellectual property rights flow in international software licensing deals.

I also discuss ways to harmonize licensing contract terms across multiple jurisdictions. These harmonized terms increase the efficiency and effectiveness of reducing legal risk and avoiding conflicts and litigation in international software licensing transactions.

Finally, I highlight the legal and business significance of some 2400-plus dual taxation treaties governing international intellectual property licensing. Among those considerations are the appropriate management of exposure to foreign taxing jurisdictions and the repatriation of maximized net royalty incomes to the licensor's home jurisdiction.

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