Wireless companies turn to subleases; the structure offers advantages to carriers, such as protection against the bankruptcy of a cell tower

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning the trend among telecommunications companies to co-locate on other carriers' towers and the use of subleases as a vehicle to manage this transaction. The sublease structure may be the best choice for mitigating bankruptcy risk and make possible the sharing of network assets.

Usage, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Contracts, Subleases

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Copyright law; protection for photographs

Article Abstract:

The 9th Circuit's ruling in Ets-Hokin v. Sky Spirits, Inc., on the copyrightability of commercial photography is discussed. The uncopyrightability holding of the lower court was reversed and the photographs were found to be original works of authorship rather than derivative works.

Copyright, Copyrights, Commercial art, Protection and preservation, Art

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Biomedical research; human subjects protection

Article Abstract:

Possible problems including compliance cost recovery and commerce clause hurdles in the bill called the Human Research Subject Protections Act of 2000 are discussed. Prior to this bill, restrictions applied only to federally funded research on humans.

Laws, regulations and rules, Human experimentation in medicine, Human medical experimentation

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