ELMI LAW
ELMI LAW provides litigation and legal consulting services in the areas of Business, Construction, and Music law. www.elmilaw.com
ELMI LAW provides litigation and legal consulting services in the areas of real estate, construction, business, personal injury, and dispute resolution.
07/04/2020
"During these unprecedented times, California Lawyers for the Arts remains committed to supporting the needs of artists and the arts community." Find legal information, help resolving a dispute & more at https://www.calawyersforthearts.org/
15/05/2018
As the Music Modernization Act Nears Passage, SoundExchange Releases the 'Music Data Exchange (MDX)' To help provide transparency to the music industry, SoundExchange has released MDX, a central database that connects recording data to publishing data.
09/05/2018
As it denies appeal, a court says we must address non-human legal rights A court has ruled against a motion for appeal on behalf of chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko with a landmark opinion asserting the importance of better addressing the rights of non-humans. The opinion calls this “a deep dilemma of ethics and policy that demands our attention.”
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Website update at ELMI LAW.
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Launching Your Pod: Legal Issues for Podcasters
Great stuff for Podcasters here!
showclix.com Tickets for Launching Your Pod: Legal Issues for Podcasters in Oakland from ShowClix. Launching Your Pod: Legal Issues for Podcasters With Daniel Senter, Esq. Join Daniel Senter of Donahue Fitzgerald LLP for a discussion of the essential legal and business concerns that podcasters need to consid
Pennsylvania Superior Court Upholds Dismissal of Seven Springs Chairlift Accident Case
unofficialnetworks.com The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed after a man who fell from a chairlift and was injured at Seven Springs Mountain Resort Inc. Pennrecord.com reports the lawsui…
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Attention Creatives:
NEWS: Contract Basics for Creatives; Hate Speech & the First Amendment; How to Start a Non-Profit; and more!
ABA Journal
A website created over the weekend by volunteer lawyers and software developers can connect travelers affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban with free lawyers who can help them.
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Why You Must License Your Samples https://t.co/2msff75dph
BREAKING: Uber Settles Two Class Actions With Drivers For Up To $100M - Law360
Uber drivers reach $100 million settlement and are considered independent contractors, not employees.
http://www.law360.com/california/articles/787770?nl_pk=74d77a98-5507-40aa-a422-13d4b8bdf9c7&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=california
www.law360.com Uber Technologies Inc. said late Thursday it had settled two closely watched class action lawsuits with its drivers in California and Massachusetts for as much as $100 million, agreeing that the drivers will remain classified as indepenedent contractors rather than employees.
ABA Journal
Some interesting changes proposed here by Judge Posner.
Judge Richard Posner endorses judges appointing neutral experts in cases involving difficult technical issues, giving jurors transcripts of testimony that can be read simultaneously with the testimony, and allowing trial judges to do Internet research (as long as lawyers can contest the results).
CLC Newsletter Summer 2015
Attention California Contractors:
The CSLB is stepping up enforcement policies and procedures directed at unlicensed contractors, or contractors failing to comply with CSLB license maintenance requirements. Employees are being added to the enforcement team at the CSLB, as well as increase budget resources.
Here is a link to a recent enforcement action (used as a "spotlight") taken against a California unlicensed contractor.
http://www.cslb.ca.gov/Newsletter/2015-summer/badboys.asp
cslb.ca.gov To fulfill its consumer protection mission, CSLB's Enforcement division — with the help of partnering state agencies and local law enforcement — works hard to hold accountable those contractors who harm the public through illegal business practices.
Pro Bono Challenge
I believe lawyers should serve a public good. As lawyers, we should be a trusted and valued bridge between the complexities and financial considerations involved in our legal system, and the client.
Elmi Law has applied to join forces with Central California Legal Services Inc. (CCLS), and pledged at least 20 hours of pro-bono services to those in need.
CCLS provides the working poor, immigrants, families with young children, persons with disabilities, veterans, survivors of domestic violence and elder abuse, seniors, and other low-income individuals of Fresno, Tulare, Kings, Merced, Mariposa, and Tuolumne Counties with free legal aid services. Through its advocacy, CCLS aspires to advance justice and empower people.
You can find out more about CCLS and the pro-bono pledge at their website found below.
http://www.centralcallegal.org/en/volunteer-employment/pro-bono-challenge
centralcallegal.org Central California Legal Services is a non-profit law firm. We provide free legal assistance to low income families and individuals in the following counties: Fresno, Kings, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare, and Tuolumne.
With over 15 years of experience, Elmi Law provides legal assistance to individuals and businesses in California involving real estate, construction, business, personal injury, breach of contract, and other areas and legal issues.
Elmi Law works efficiently and effectively to successfully resolve legal problems.
Contact Elmi Law today to discuss your legal matter.
Absent an express writing, the Courts can determine the existence and rights associated with an easement for real property in California.
In other words, property owners can create their own easement agreements, and have them properly recorded, or the Courts will attempt to do so based on evidence submitted.
9 Epic Responses To Legal Threats — Lawyerist
lawyerist.com In the rare occasion where the absurdity of a threatened legal action matches up nicely with the devil-may-care attitude of a client, you get the stuff of internet magic: the epic smackdown letter.
California Lawyers for the Arts - The Merch Table: Licensing & Merchandising for Creative Artists
Looking forward to learning more about licensing rights when it comes to artist merchandising.
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California Lawyers for the Arts - 21st Century Musician: Making A Living Making Music - MUSIC...
It looks to be another great Music Business Seminar via CLA on February 8, 2014 in Berkeley.
"21st Century Musician: Making a Living Making Music"
Advising a client on an easement issue today, and developing a strategy regarding how to maintain healthy property boundary relations with neighbors, now and in the future.
California Lawyers for the Arts - San Francisco: Understanding the New Health Care Law for the...
Here is a free workshop from California Lawyers for the Arts regarding New Health Care Laws for musicians and creative professionals. January 22, 2014.
Legal How-To: Using Text Messages as Evidence
Here's a great blog about "Law and Daily Life" from FindLaw, and an article about evidentiary issues when using social media and text messaging as evidence in Court.
blogs.findlaw.com If you watch
New Home Construction Surges to Six-Year High
New Construction is at a 6 year high, according to the Commerce Department.
Good news for contractors, developers, and construction professionals, in particular.
nytimes.com The Commerce Department said housing starts jumped 22.7 percent last month from October, the biggest increase since January 1990 and the highest level since February 2008.
ELMI LAW Website
New website is up.
www.elmilaw.com
elmilaw.com ELMI LAW provides effective and efficient legal services covering a wide variety of legal matters
ELMI LAW will be expanding practice areas to include Life and Estate planning.
This will be in addition to Real Estate, Construction, and Business related legal services.
Viewpoint: It's Time to Take California Back From the Plaintiffs Lawyers
All too often some Plaintiff's lawyers manipulate the system by initiating Complaints vague enough to survive dismissal - yet provide no real information or claim.
This practice relies on the force of costs required to conduct discovery and defend against the lawsuit, and the leveraging of settlements. It is one of the ugliest aspects of litigation, and the most difficult for defense clients to reconcile.
California seems to officially rank as "No. 1" in this practice.
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law.com Recently, California received the dubious distinction of being named the No. 1 "judicial hellhole" in America, just the latest of many reports released in recent years showing the state's legal system ranked at or near the bottom of the nation. California has been included in the annual "Judicial He...
Tipping the Scales in Housing Court
The importance of representing low income clients in landlord tenant disputes, as a practice to reduce homelessness.
Great article here in the NY Times: http://ow.ly/fOFuI
Thank you to the Volunteer Legal Services Program at the SF Bar Association for pursuing this cause.
nytimes.com If we appointed lawyers in eviction cases, we could reduce homelessness and uphold our ideals of fundamental fairness.
Digital Music News - This Is What Streaming Music Looks Like In 2012...
digitalmusicnews.com On-demand, video, online radio, whatever: this is who's serving streaming music to the world right now. The breakdown is based on the most updated, figures supplied by the companies themselves, then annualized and proportioned (methodology below).
California Lawyers for the Arts - Events and Workshops
Musicians, good chance to learn a few notes about registering your music with the Copyright Office - an online webinar by California Lawyers for the Arts - check it out this Tuesday!
Contractors State License Board
Before you hire construction contractors to perform work on your home, take a moment to look them up on the Contractor's State Licensing Board's website first - www.cslb.ca.gov
You can find out of they have an insurance bond, workers compensation, and if their license is active. Contracting with an unlicensed contractor can lead to problems for both homeowners and contractors.
I've successfully represented both construction professionals and homeowners in construction and real estate related matters. Feel free to give me a call if I can be of assistance, or to arrange a 1/2 hour consultation.
cslb.ca.gov Protecting and informing consumers and contractors about proper contracting.
California Lawyers for the Arts - Risky Business: Financing and Distributing Independent Films - (MC
Looking forward to attending this CLA workshop this Saturday.
If you're in San Francisco this weekend and interested in Film Financing and Distribution in Independent Films, check this out.
Copyright Royalty Board To Set Mechanical Royalty Rates For Digital Music Services | Billboard.biz
The Copyright Royalty Board has outlined how royalties will be paid based on today's digital music business models. Good news for streamlining royalty payments, and for creating opportunity for more music/tech business models to fall in place with known royalty rates.
billboard.biz In a major settlement between the music industry trade associations for record labels, music publishers and digital music providers, the Copyright Royalty Board, is...