Theater of the Courtroom

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Jersey Boys is by far my favorite Broadway musical.

For those who are unfamiliar with Jersey Boys, you must be living under a rock! Jersey Boys was a 2005 jukebox musical with music by Bob Gaudio, and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.

It is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success and eventual break-up of the 1960s rock 'n' roll group The Four Seasons.

The musical is structured as four "seasons", each narrated by a different member of the band who gives his own perspective on its history and music.

Songs include "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Sherry", "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)", "My Eyes Adored You", "Stay", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "Working My Way Back to You" and "Rag Doll", among others.

The title refers to the fact that the members of The Four Seasons are from New Jersey and are men.

The musical ran on Broadway from 2005 to 2017, and since its debut has seen two North American national tours and productions in London's Wes

In Cold Blood is a non-fiction novel by author Truman Capote, published in 1966. It chronicles the 1959 murders of four members of the Herbert Clutter family in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas.

Herb Clutter was a wealthy farmer in western Kansas. He employed as many as 18 workers, who admired and respected him for his fair treatment and good wages. Two elder daughters, Eveanna and Beverly, had moved out and started their adult lives; Nancy, 16, and Kenyon, 15, were in high school.

Two ex-convicts recently paroled from the Kansas State Penitentiary, Richard "Dick" Hickock and Perry Edward Smith, committed the robbery and murders. It happened in the early morning hours of November 15, 1959. The plan was hatched by Hickock who learned about Mr. Clutter from Floyd Wells, a former cellmate (yes, Hickock had a “jacket”).

Wells had worked for Herb Clutter and told Hickock that Clutter kept large amounts of cash in a safe at his home. Hickock hatched the idea to steal the saf

IRS audits are down, but there are still some red flags that are sure to attract the attention of the IRS. In this podcast, I discuss them.

In this episode (the finale), I discuss how to reduce the risk of your content being stolen so that you position yourself in the safest place possible.

First, learn how to use the DMCA offensively by understanding the takedown notice process. We’ve already discussed the elements. Remember: The best defense is a good offense. For sample "takedown notices," you can do a Google search for “takedown notice."

Second, protect yourself from a copyright infringement claim. Don't make yourself a target.

As obvious as this might sound, don’t use copyrighted content on your website. The temptation to use copyrighted images that are freely available online can be overwhelming, but resisting the urge at all costs.

By far, the most surprising development in the DMCA space is that it applies to comments posted on a website. In other words, if you allow users to post comments on your website, you should adhere to a strict DMCA compliance process to ensure immunity from claims in the event that a

In this episode, I discuss the DMCA procedures, from takedown notice to counter notice to the time-line required to respond to a counter notice by filing a copyright infringement case in federal court.

If you find the DMCA takedown procedures to be daunting, do not fret. Most attorneys do not resort to them until they have sent a cease and desist letter to the infringing party.

Paraphrasing, the letter usually sounds something like this, “I’m John Doe and I represent Mike Smith, the copyright owner of ABC Course. It has come to our attention that you are selling Mr. Smith’s course in an unauthorized manner.” You then demand that the infringer remove the content immediately and cease using it.

This, combined with the potential damages that the infringer faces if found liable in court, is usually enough to do the trick.

In this episode, I discuss copyright infringement, specifically the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which applies to the internet. We’ll talk about what it is, how to use it to your benefit if someone has stolen your content, and how to protect your website if you allows users to post comments on it.

Let’s begin with a bread and butter definition of copyright infringement. Copyright infringement is the use of works protected by copyright law without permission, infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, or to make derivative works.

As far as terminology goes, “infringing” is used instead of “stealing” or “pirating” in the statute.

The idea behind copyright infringement is simple: If you create some work, you hold the rights publish and distribute that work. The copyright holder is typically the work's creator, or a publisher or other business to whom copyright has been assi

When it comes to deciding the best business entity for your small business, the question that is top of mind for entrepreneurs is usually, “What’s the difference between an LLC and an S Corporation?”

In this episode, I discuss each.