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• Will Blumenthal's Departure from Attorney General's Office Have an Impact on Employers?

  The big news in Connecticut this morning has to be the retirement of Senator Chris Dodd and the announcement by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal that he will seek that seat.

  This is most definitely NOT a political blog so I'll leave it to others to figure out the political...

• Copyright Royalty Board Sets Comment Date on Internet Radio Minimum Fee Settlement

  Last year’s Court of Appeals decision on Internet radio royalties for 2006-2010 remanded one issue to the Copyright Royalty Board for further consideration – the issue of the minimum annual fee to be paid by each webcaster. The Copyright Royalty Judges (“CRJs”) had decided on a $500 per channel minimum...

• A Succession Of Lawsuits Is The Only Power The People Have Left

  There's a myth — promoted by vested interests — that the United States is a free market economy.

  Don't believe it. Even in the smallest of transactions, monopoly power still rules, dutifully skimming its unearned share.

  "How Visa, Using Card Fees, Dominates a Market":

  Competition, of course, usually forces prices lower....

• Will a Gay Marriage From Mexico City Be Recognized in the United States?

  Mexico City legalized gay marriage late last year, becoming the city in Latin America to do so.

  Lots of gay couples near Canada already go there to get married. I expect same sex couples in southwestern states to head to Mexico for...

• Just for You for the Holidays: A Boxed Set of Apple Decisions

  Well, this is a little awkward.  I mean, it's the New Year . . . Christmas is over . . . and I didn't get you anything.  I got a Nano and a couple of gift cards for iTunes.  But what to get you . . .

  I know!  A boxed...