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Experience
|October 18, 2023
RF Acquisition Corp. Enters into Definitive Business Combination with GCL Asia to Go Public
Experience
|September 29, 2023
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Benefits Blast
|March 15, 2024
|3 Min Read
IRS Soars to New Heights on Audits of the Company Jet
Historically, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has fiercely pursued companies for misapplication of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to purported personal use of the company’s owned or chartered aircraft by employees and directors. The Commissioner recently announced that “with expanded resources, IRS work in this area will take off. These aircraft audits will help ensure high-income groups aren’t flying under the radar with their tax responsibilities.” The IRS will be following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) similar focus on use of company aircraft that is not “integrally and directly” related to the performance of an executive’s duties. The IRS audits will be focused on (i) aircraft usage by large corporations, large partnerships, and high-income taxpayers, and (ii) whether, for tax purposes, an executive’s use of jets that are fractionally or 100% company-owned is being properly allocated between business and personal use.
Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch
|November 29, 2023
|1 Min Read
Effectiveness of Share Repurchase Disclosure Rule Postponed for Now
On November 22, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an order postponing the effective date of the Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization rule indefinitely, pending further SEC action.
Recognitions
|November 2, 2023
|1 Min Read
Winston & Strawn received a cumulative 100 Tier-1 practice area rankings in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®. 22 Winston practice areas received a National Tier 1 ranking, and 78 received local Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings across the firm’s Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C offices.
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Law Glossary
The term digital media is frequently used to refer to products and services that provide information or entertainment in digital form, especially online via the Internet. Examples of digital media include online news sources, video games, blogs, and social media. The term may also be used to describe online content, especially content that is interactive; on-demand media that is accessible through a range of devices; and media that is responded to or shared in real time. It is sometimes used to refer to content that is created, published, or distributed by individuals or non-traditional publishers, such as bloggers.
Law Glossary
What Is the Copyright Royalty Board?
The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) is a three-judge panel that functions as an independent unit within the Library of Congress. It performs the duties specified in the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act. The Act established statutory licenses that let approved parties utilize certain types of copyrighted works by paying a set royalty, without having to request an individual copyright license from each rights-holder. The CRB sets, and periodically adjusts, the rates and terms of the statutory licenses, and can also make determinations on the distribution of statutory license royalties collected by the U.S. Copyright Office. For example, the judges can determine, for a five-year period, the rates musical performers receive when their works are played via digital services. When licensors and licensees cannot reach rate agreements on their own, the CRB hears testimony from the various parties and then sets the rates. CRB Judges serve six-year terms. The first CRB judges were appointed by the Librarian of Congress in 2006.
Law Glossary
An original work of authorship that is fixed in a tangible form and exhibits at least a minimal amount of creativity may be protected by U.S. copyright law. Under the law, a copyright owner has various exclusive rights to use the protected work, including the right to make copies of it; create derivative works based on it; and distribute it to the public. For certain types of works, the copyright owner also has the exclusive right to publicly perform or publicly display the work.