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software development
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San Antonio Employment Law Blog
How to Litigate in San Antonio
Judge Fred Biery is a wonderful asset to the San Antonio legal community. Recently, he demonstrated again why he is the right judge at the right time. One of the…
The Fort Worth Business & Employment Law Reporter
Think Your Company Owns its Software? Think Again.
All sorts of problems can arise when a company hires an independent contractor to develop software code for it. Under the Copyright Act, only two categories of work will be…
Tax Controversy 360
The IRS’s Assault on Section 199 (Computer Software) Doesn’t Compute
By Robin L. Greenhouse, Kevin Spencer, Jean A. Pawlow
Internal Revenue Code Section 199 permits taxpayers to claim a 9 percent deduction related to the costs to develop software within the U.S. The relevant regulations and their interpretation, however, place…
Game Counsel
Begin at the Beginning, Go on until You Reboot, and then… (Silicon Valley – Season 3 Finale)
Summarizing the week Jared writes, “Lewis Carroll famously said, ‘Begin at the beginning, go on to the end, and then stop.’ But that is hard advice to follow when one’s…
Venture Law Blog
Pied Piper Is Like Empty Tables, and Empty Chairs (Silicon Valley – Episode 27)
“Not much to report this week, dear readers! Everything is perfectly fine.” Or so says Jared. But as Gilfoyle is quick to point out, “That’s a lie.” The problem is…
LawSites
Latest Additions to Legal Startups List: 6/2/16
Here are the latest additions to my list of legal startups. Send additions to ambrogi-at-gmail.com. To read more about why I created this list, see this post. Foundation Software Group…
IP Intelligence
Can Software Be Created As a Work-for-Hire?
In early February a decision out of the Southern District of New York added another layer of dicta supporting the notion that software created by an independent contractor can qualify…
New England IP Blog
Relating a Software Copyright Infringement Claim Back to its Source
In a recent order, Judge Douglas P. Woodlock of the District of Massachusetts untangled a complicated timeline to decide motions for summary judgment regarding several copyright infringement and related claims…
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
Embracing the Beta
By Ryan McClead
Good enough. Two words that are anathema to law firms. After all, we produce perfect legal product. (cough, cough) We strive to eliminate risk for our clients, and especially for…
Game Counsel
Rogue Witnesses (Silicon Valley, Episode 17)
In Episode 17, Hooli’s lawsuit appears to be nearing its end – with Hooli poised as the apparent victor. In Episodes 9 and 10 the show had positioned the case…