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Rights Clearance for Video Content: Four Key Agreements to Ease the Pain

By Pete Salsich / August 15, 2019 / Comments Off on Rights Clearance for Video Content: Four Key Agreements to Ease the Pain

Probably the least enjoyable part of producing audiovisual content for screens – but one of the most important – is Rights Clearance. What is Rights Clearance? Rights clearance is the process of ensuring that the ultimate distributor of the content has all the rights necessary to do so legally – without the threat of a…

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Can I Prepare that Return?: Missouri Provides Guidance for CPAs on Marijuana-Industry Clients

By Michelle F. Schwerin / July 25, 2019 / Comments Off on Can I Prepare that Return?: Missouri Provides Guidance for CPAs on Marijuana-Industry Clients

This week, the Missouri Board of Accountancy released a comment concerning Amendment 2 to the Missouri Constitution, approved by voters on November 6, 2018.  Amendment 2, in general, approves the use of medical marijuana within the state. As of June 2019, 11 states have completely legalized marijuana use, and 33 states have some version of…

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Old Law, New Tricks: How Blockchain Could Innovate the Real Estate Industry

By Digital Currency & Blockchain Technology / July 17, 2019 / Comments Off on Old Law, New Tricks: How Blockchain Could Innovate the Real Estate Industry

Last week members of Capes Sokol’s Business and Real Estate Practice Group attended a CLE webinar co-sponsored by the American Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section and the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. The webinar entitled, “Blockchain and Real Estate – An introduction in the language of Real Estate Lawyers,” discussed…

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