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Free With Registration: Entertainment Law
Friday, April 24, 2009
By Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini

"Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini, partners in Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo, review a Southern District case where the copyright owner of 'When You Wish Upon a Star' sued Twentieth Century Fox and others who were responsible for creating, distributing and publicly performing the song 'I Need a Jew,' which had a similar melody, in an episode of the cartoon "Family Guy." The decision presents an opportunity to reconsider the distinction between parody and satire in applying the fair use defense."

International Environmental Law
Friday, April 24, 2009
By Stephen L. Kass

" examines the enforcement of environmental impact assessment mitigation commitments by international financial institutions and the European Union and then suggests three alternative approaches to improve both the monitoring and enforcement of those commitments and, by extension, the effectiveness of the EIA process."

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Ethics and Negotiating: Truth or Consequences?
Friday, April 24, 2009
By David G. Keyko

 "David G. Keyko, a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, writes: As a general matter, one of a lawyer's most important assets in any negotiations is his credibility. If a lawyer overplays his hand, he thereafter may be mistrusted by those with whom he is negotiating. This likely will ill serve the client in the long run. A lawyer who is being pressured by a client to take overly aggressive positions in negotiating should remind the client of this."