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We Are Never Getting Back Together: A Statutory Framework For Reconciling Artist/Label Relationships, Harrison Simons

Washington Law Review Online

Taylor Swift could tell you a thing or two about record label drama. Artists like Swift who want to break into the big leagues and top the charts must rely on record labels’ deep pockets and institutional knowledge to do so. But artists, especially young ones, are often asked to sign deals with labels that leave them with little control over their careers. For many, the risk is worth the reward. However, many others come to regret their decision, with careers that languish or sputter out in label purgatory. Anyone with an ear for the music industry knows that artist-label …

Executive Order 14036: Promoting Competition?, Holly E. Fredericksen

University of Richmond Law Review

Four million Americans left their jobs in July 2021. By the end of that month, the number of open jobs reached an all-time high: 10.9 million. Employees are walking out the door in record numbers as part of a trend so remarkable, we even gave it a name: the Great Resignation. With 4.3 million Americans quitting their jobs in January 2022 and 11.3 million job openings, the Great Resignation is only gaining momentum and showing no signs of slowing down.

And as a consequence of employees exiting in droves, employers are hurting. According to The Work Institute, turnover costs employers …

Clicking Away Consent: Establishing Accountability And Liability Apportionment In Direct-To-Consumer Healthcare Artificial Intelligence, Stephanie L. Lee

Brooklyn Law Review

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are making sweeping changes across all industries, and health care is no exception. AI promises to revolutionize patient treatment with the development of algorithm-driven tools to improve efficiency in clinical care. As alluring as machine-driven learning may be given its potentialities, however, the incorporation of AI into the healthcare field has also been received with trepidation. This fear is understandable given the lack of transparency to the public surrounding the exact mechanisms for creating algorithms and the reasoning followed by the software. Indeed, AI in the healthcare system is aptly known as “black-box medicine.” …

A Contractual Approach To Choice Of Law Rules For Forum Selection Clauses, Shahar Avraham-Giller

Akron Law Review

A common practice in commercial agreements is to include a clause setting out where litigation will take place in case of a dispute between the contracting parties (a “forum selection clause”). The natural expectation of parties using such clauses is that in the event of litigation between them, this stipulation will be treated the same way as other contractual stipulations, including in the context of conflict of laws. According to the general principles of choice of law rules for contracts, the law of the contract should govern the validity and interpretation of forum selection clauses. In the case of a …

The Reluctant Lawmaker. The European Union And The Regulation Of Gambling Between The Principle Of Free Circulation Of Services And Member States Prerogatives, Nadia Coggiola Ph.D

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

Abstract

Although the European Union legislator is generally very keen to rely primarily and sometimes even exclusively on economic considerations, and therefore to generally protect consumers’ interests, this attitude is largely different when gambling issues are a stake.

In fact, even if it is generally undisputed, also by the same European Union legislator, that authorized gambling contracts are to be considered as consumers’ contracts, when facing the regulation of gambling contracts, the European Union often restrains from using all of its legislative powers.

As a consequence, the European legislation on consumer’s contracts generally explicitly exclude from its application gambling contracts, …

Sec V. Panuwat: The Federal Pursuit Of Shadow Trading, Kayla Kershen

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

In 2021, the SEC filed a complaint against a biopharmaceutical executive, Matthew Panuwat, for trading on material non-public information in violation of both the federal securities laws and his employer’s company policies. However, because the subject of the confidential information was not his employer, but a similarly situated peer company, Panuwat’s conduct constitutes “shadow trading.” The SEC’s enforcement, and the Northern District of California’s subsequent approval, indicate that company insiders may face liability for shadow trading. However, as written, the SEC arguably bases its attachment of federal liability on the company policies that Panuwat was bound by and violated. This …

Fuqua Bcde Peachtree Corners Project Owner V. Ordner Construction Co., Et. Al., Order On Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, Wesley B. Tailor

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

Fuqua Bcde Peachtree Corners Project Owner V. Ordner Construction Co., Et. Al., Order On Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, Wesley B. Tailor

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

From Models To Mannequins: The Oxymoronic Equation Of International Labor Law Standards In The World Of Fashion, Namrata Bhowmik, Naman Anand

Cleveland State Law Review

Fashion law is an emerging field that addresses the legal issues that arise in the fashion industry. With the rapid growth and globalization of the fashion industry, there is an increasing need for specialized legal guidance in this area. Fashion law encompasses a wide range of legal issues, including intellectual property, contract law, employment law, international trade law, and environmental law.

One of the main drivers behind the need for fashion law is the rise of counterfeiting and intellectual property theft in the fashion industry. With the proliferation of ecommerce and social media, it has become easier than ever for …

Part Ii: Commercial Law Harmonization: The Past As Prologue—A “Festschrift” In Honor Of Neil B. Cohen, Edward J. Janger

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

No abstract provided.

Neil Cohen’S Contribution To Uniform Secured Finance Law, Spyridon V. Bazinas

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

This Article discusses Neil Cohen’s contribution to uniform secured finance law and, in particular, to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Secured Transactions. It does so by focusing on the misgivings Neil Cohen had expressed before, and his reflections on those misgivings after, the preparation of the Model Law. The discussion presents Neil Cohen as is generally known, as a distinguished scholar, but also as he is known to his friends and colleagues, as a person with rare qualities.

Reforming The Law Reform Ecosystem, Timothy Schnabel

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

This Article outlines a series of reforms that would make global law reform efforts more effective and efficient. These efforts currently occur primarily in three multilateral organizations (UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT, and the Hague Conference). The member states of these organizations could easily increase coordination—even to the point of de facto consolidation of the organizations’ work—and could increase the attention given to selecting projects and promoting instruments. Additionally, the U.S. government could organize plurilateral law reform efforts outside these organizations and draw on U.S. domestic law reform efforts to identify new topics for work. Finally, non-government actors could themselves coordinate across the …

Same Old Story, New Solution: Force Majeure Deficiencies In The Wake Of Covid-19 And An Unorthodox Approach To Drafting It, Steven H. Dovi

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

On January 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first laboratory-confirmed case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on American soil.[1] On March 8, 2021—more than a year later—the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York decided Gap v. Ponte Gadea New York.[2] It ruled, inter alia, that the COVID-19 pandemic, in keeping with the relevant provision’s narrow tailoring, did not amount to a force majeure event and a defense to breach.[3] While seemingly one of the first decisions of its kind in the Southern District, this Note argues that the holding …

Commercial Law Harmonization: The Role Of The United States, Hal Burman

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

The modern field of transnational commercial law harmonization began in the United States in the mid-1960s; the international basis of that began in the mid-1940s. Before that, a limited number of areas of private international law (PIL) had active participation of US interests, such as maritime law. US participation internationally effectively began in the middle 1960s. Developments parallel to commercial law have been significant in the areas of applicable law, jurisdiction, commercial arbitration, family law, and other fields – all important areas of transnational law, but beyond the scope of this symposium. Each of these areas of law, while affecting …

Frustrating Morals: Is There An Implied Reverse Morals Clause In Publishing Agreements?, Matthew L. Fulton

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

In response to the #MeToo movement and the widespread condemnation of public figures for misconduct, book publishers adopted a standard contract provision used in other entertainment industries called a morals clause. Morals clauses allow a publisher to terminate the agreement if the author is subject to public condemnation. Although these provisions provide robust protection for publishers, these one-sided clauses provide no such protection for authors if publishers are subject to similar condemnation. Although authors may not have the leverage to negotiate reciprocal morals clauses, some authors may have an implied reverse morals clause through the frustration of purpose defense to …

Contracting As A Class, Caleb N. Griffin

BYU Law Review

Contract law is stuck in a loop of path dependency and stale precedent. Its metaphors, like “the meeting of the minds,” are today laughably implausible. Its values, like “consent,” have been stripped of any real meaning. No one reads or understands the overwhelming majority of contracts to which they agree. And no one should. Reading them is meaningless, because it simply does not matter what they say. Individuals must agree to them – indeed, are effectively forced to agree to them – if they wish to participate in the modern world.

Modern digital contracting is not a collaborative process. Today, …

Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. V. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Et. Al., Order On Motions For Summary Judgment, Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. V. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Et. Al., Order On Defendants' Motion To Exclude Testimony, Kelly L. Ellerbe

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. V. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Et. Al., Order On Motions For Summary Judgment, Kelly L. Ellerbe

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. V. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Et. Al., Order On Defendants' Motion To Exclude Testimony, Kelly L. Ellerbe

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

Company.Com, Llc V. Priority Payment Systems, Llc, Order On Motion For Interlocutory Injunction And Motion To Dismiss, John J. Goger

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

Company.Com, Llc V. Priority Payment Systems, Llc, Order On Motion For Interlocutory Injunction And Motion To Dismiss, John J. Goger

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

Pelaksanaan Perjanjian Akibat Terjadinya Wanprestasi Karena Pandemi Covid-19: Studi Perbandingan Di Indonesia Dan Malaysia, Nadya Aurelia Salsabila

Lex Patrimonium

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on various aspects of people’s lives, one of which is the existence of contracts whose implementation has been disrupted because there are some of parties who cannot fulfill their achievements or contractual obligations by postulating the Covid-19 pandemic as a category of force majeure. This research discusses the implementation of contracts due to defaults due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia and Malaysia. The method used is normative juridical by examining laws and regulations and court decisions in the two countries which are the focus of comparison in this research. The conclusion …

Penerapan Itikad Baik Dan Kebebasan Berkontrak Pada Jaminan Kebendaan Berdasarkan Perjanjian Fasilitas Pinjaman (Facility Agreement) Dalam Sengketa Kepailitan: Studi Kasus Putusan Pengadilan Niaga Nomor 3/Pdt.Sus-Lain Lain/2021/Pn Niaga Mdn Jo. Nomor 7/Pdt.Sus-Pkpu/2018/Pn Niaga Mdn, Tarissa Zahira Hidayansyah, Prof. Dr. Rosa Agustina, S.H.,M.H

Lex Patrimonium

The principle of good faith is a general principle of contract law used as a form of limitation of the parties in exercising freedom of contract. The principle of good faith is used to determine the parties' intentions in carrying out the agreement, which is assessed based on statutory regulations, decency, customs, good decency, and public order, as emphasized in articles 1337 and 1339 of the Civil Code. However, there is no clear definition of interpreting good faith in a particular legal action which brings a variety of perspectives and opinions in interpreting the good faith of a legal action. …

Urgensi Pengawasan Terhadap Penyedia Jasa Pengiriman Dalam Kegiatan E-Commerce: Studi Komparasi Indonesia Dengan Malaysia, Lydia Azzahro Silparensi, Abdul Salam

Lex Patrimonium

Delivery service providers are a role that is needed, especially with the increase in e-commerce activity. However, the implementation of courier services is still lacking in overcoming these problems. As an effort to increase supervision while adapting it to consumer needs, an analysis was carried out using a normative juridical method by comparing the two institutions between Indonesia and Malaysia. Institutions in Malaysia are different from Indonesia which are under the auspices of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, that the Malaysian Institution known as the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission is an institution whose role is to oversee communication …

Aspek Keperdataan Terhadap Arisan Online: Studi Kasus Putusan Nomor 1/Pdt.G.S/2021/Pn. Trt, Catherine Sukutania, Abdul Salam

Lex Patrimonium

The development of communication technology gave birth to various phenomena in society, one of which is the arisan online phenomenon. Previously, arisan was often found in the midst of Indonesian society and was carried out conventionally by holding meetings between its members. Currently, arisan can be found online through various social media with various types and methods of implementation. In arisan, there is an engagement relationship between members of the arisan and the chairman or owner of the arisan. In general, arisan is carried out only with an oral agreement between the members and the chairman. Online arisan activities are …

Economic Recession As The Basis For Termination Of Employment Due To Force Majeure In Indonesia, Khalillah Lenggogeni

Lex Patrimonium

The economy is the most influential aspect in society. The Economics situation is one of the considerations in fulfilling achievements in agreements. The purpose of this study is to examine the economic recession that can be used as a reason for termination of employment due to force majeure in Law No. 13 of 2003 concerning Manpower. This research is a normative juridical research. The state of the company's economy, which is often affected by the country's economic growth, is often one of the factors why companies have to terminate their employment. The termination of employment under the pretext of an …

Kepastian Hukum Perjanjian Perkawinan Yang Tidak Didaftarkan (Studi Kasus Putusan Pengadilan No.449/Pdt/2016/Pt.Bdg), Gita Ramadhanti, Nurul Elmiyah, Lauditta Humaira

Lex Patrimonium

A marital agreement is made to abolish the joint assets between husband and wife. The marital agreement was also made to protect personal assets and facilitate the management of matrimonial assets. The marital agreement must be stated in a notarial deed in written form attended by the parties and witnesses. After issuing the marital agreement deed, it must be registered by the marriage registrar at the Office of Religious Affairs or the Department of Population and Civil Registration to reach the perfect procedures. The registration of marital agreements is an implementation of a publicity principle in Article 29, paragraph (1) …

Legal Position Of Fiduciary Guarantee Certificate Based On Fiduciary Guarantee Deed Under Hand, Furqoniah Hayati, Akhmad Cahyono

Lex Patrimonium

The provisions of Article 5 paragraph (1) of Law Number 42 of 1999 concerning Fiduciary Guarantees stipulate that a fiduciary guarantee deed must be drawn up with a notarized deed and registered. The legal consequences for deeds that are not made with a notarized deed and registered cause there is no legal certainty and protection for the parties, both finance companies as creditors and consumers as debtors. The purpose of this study is to determine the validity of fiduciary guarantees under the private deed, how a fiduciary guarantee under a private deed can be registered, as well as the executorial …

Analisis Perjanjian Pemberian Kuasa Oleh Pemodal Kepada Penyelenggara Dengan Efek Bersifat Ekuitas Berupa Saham Pada Securities Crowdfunding, Indika Alawiyah Fratiwi, Togi Marolop Pangaribuan

Lex Patrimonium

Securities in SCF can be equity, debt, and/or sukuk which have different characteristics. Based on Article 19 paragraph (1) POJK 57/2020, the granting of power of attorney to debt securities and/or sukuk is mandatory, while based on Article 64 paragraph (3) POJK 57/2020, the granting of power of attorney to equity securities is not mandatory. This thesis uses normative juridical research methods, conducts interviews, and uses secondary data types. From the results of this research, it is found that the power of attorney covers all the needs of investors. The form of power of attorney that should be given is …