Copyright Law Practice

Statute-backed, case law-driven, practical knowledge for Vermont's estate planning bar

Product Number: 2020265EBK
Publication Date: 12/17/2020
Edition: 5th Edition 2020
Copyright: © 2020 William S. Strong
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Copyright Law Practice

Statute-backed, case law-driven, practical knowledge for Vermont's estate planning bar

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A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Vermont combines expert guidance with clear, easy-to-understand pointers, supported by current law. Contains information on Vermont's estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, fundamental estate planning drafting tips and strategies, marital deduction planning, advanced directives and powers of attorney, special needs planning considerations, the Vermont Trust Code, planning for nontraditional families and same-sex couples, life insurance and estate planning—and more.

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- Update: October 2023
  Dear Subscriber:
  
  Thank you for updating your library with the latest version of A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Vermont. This newly revised publication brings updated resources within your immediate reach—for fast, accurate, and practical answers to your questions in this highly challenging area of practice.
  
  Highlights from the issues addressed in the 2023 edition include:
  - a 2023 Supreme Court of Vermont decision sanctioning a Vermont attorney for misconduct in his attorney-client relationship with a ninety-one-year-old client—failing, for example, to consider the client’s cognitive impairments and to adequately communicate with her and ascertain her wishes;
  - a 2022 Vermont Supreme Court decision suspending an attorney who drafted a will and deed for an elderly client that named himself as the beneficiary;
  - an expanded discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of lifetime gifts, including the tax implications of holding assets until death rather than gifting them;
  - updated dollar amounts for state and federal tax exclusions;
  - imputed gifts that may arise through the exercise of a lifetime power to appoint trust principal;
  - the gift tax reporting implications of transferring a life insurance policy to an irrevocable trust;
  - guidance on the filing of gift tax returns and payment of gift tax as well as on the filing of otherwise unnecessary federal estate tax returns where filing is required to elect portability;
  - the amount of estate tax exemption and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemption allocable to a Crummey trust;
  - expanded eligibility under the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act beginning January 1, 2026;
  - the interplay between prenuptial agreements, long-term-care plans, and claims to marital assets by the state of Vermont;
  - enactment of the Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act, effective July 1, 2023; and
  - a 2021 Supreme Court of Vermont decision on the enforceability of stipulated marital agreements independent of a divorce action.
  We trust you will find this updated version of A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Vermont an invaluable resource for your practice.
  
  Very truly yours,
  
  John M. Lawlor, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney
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Overview of Copyright Law
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Copyrightable Versus Noncopyrightable Subject Matter
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Who Owns the Copyright?
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Duration of Copyright
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Obtaining a Copyright; Registration and Notice
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Rights of a Copyright Owner
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Transferring or Licensing a Copyright and Terminating the Transfer or License
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Litigation of Copyright Infringement and Claims Under Other Laws
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Civil Copyright Infringement: Direct, Contributory, and Vicarious Infringers
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What Is Copyright Infringement?
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Defenses to Copyright Infringement
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Plaintiff’s Remedies for Infringement
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Protecting Copyright Management Systems: Anticircumvention
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Liability for Online Copyright Infringement
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Criminal Copyright Infringement
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Building a Copyright Protection Plan
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William S. Strong, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP, Newton

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Copyright Law Practice

Statute-backed, case law-driven, practical knowledge for Vermont's estate planning bar

Copyright Law Practice

Statute-backed, case law-driven, practical knowledge for Vermont's estate planning bar

Choose Format:

Product Description

Recent updates:

Table of Contents

Overview of Copyright Law

Copyrightable Versus Noncopyrightable Subject Matter

Who Owns the Copyright?

Duration of Copyright

Obtaining a Copyright; Registration and Notice

Rights of a Copyright Owner

Transferring or Licensing a Copyright and Terminating the Transfer or License

Litigation of Copyright Infringement and Claims Under Other Laws

Civil Copyright Infringement: Direct, Contributory, and Vicarious Infringers

What Is Copyright Infringement?

Defenses to Copyright Infringement

Plaintiff’s Remedies for Infringement

Protecting Copyright Management Systems: Anticircumvention

Liability for Online Copyright Infringement

Criminal Copyright Infringement

Building a Copyright Protection Plan

Author(s)