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Robert Masud - ArticlesThe Cuban Economy: An OverviewThe economy of Cuba can be divided into four phases: (i) the occupation of Cuba by the Spaniards; (ii) the post wars of independence against the Spanish and the US invasion of Cuba; (iii) the 1959 Cuban revolution; (iv) the Cuban Special Period. A Primer on Selling Your Business--12 Tips for Maximizing ValueLearn how to step through the valuation minefield and maximize your company's worth before putting it up for sale. What Employers Need To Know About Employee BloggingMany employers have become concerned with employees who are "blogging." The possibility that some of these employees may be disclosing confidential business information or criticizing their managers, other employees or the company online. Employers need to understand the various legal issues involved with employee blogging and need to know how to properly address them. Protecting Your Domain Name: Understanding the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection ActTrademark and service mark owners need to monitor the third-party registration of domain names to make certain that others are not misusing their intellectual property. Hedge Funds Under Increasing Scrutiny in the Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe hedge fund industry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will come under greater regulatory scrutiny in light of a recent case brought by the Secretary of the Commonwealth related to the failure of a hedge fund to adequately restrict online access to information about the Respondents' hedge fund products. "Domain Name Spying"-The Latest Technique In Domain Name SabotageNot registering a domain name upon your first visit to a regsitrar, you may find that someone else has registered it in the interim. While this could have been a coincidence, a more likely possibility may be that an entity actually tracked your search and intentionally registered the name itself. Justice and SEC Clamping Down on Corrupt Practices: Beware of the Conduct of Strategic PartnersPrivate equity firms should be aware of actions the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission have taken recently under the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. SEC Proposes Anti-Fraud Rules to More Closely Regulate Hedge Funds & Certain Venture Capital FundsRecently, the SEC proposed changes that would revise criteria for admission for individuals that invest in some private funds (excluding some venture capital funds). Clamping Down on the Use of Trademarks as Key WordsInternet users search for information online through search engines. Because some web page owners have paid for links to be included in search engine results they frown upon competing websites using their trademarked terms as keywords for links whenever the trademark owners results appear as a search result. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Narrows Application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities ActBusinesses hoping to take advantage of provisions of the Sovereign Immunities Act need to appreciate a recent ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals deemed to limit the extent and application of that Act.
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