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Lisa Kudrow on Contract Modification…Sorta

by Graham Martin on October 17, 2011 · 0 comments

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Okay—Lisa Kudrow isn’t really addressing contract modification here, but she is at the center of a great example of contract modification. Ms. Kudrow is the star of an online show called Web Therapy, which has completed 3 seasons, with Showtime picking it up as well. According to Diane Charles—one of the creators of Web Therapy—Ms. Kudrow’s contract initially stated that she would not do any endorsements. “In…

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Contract Killer Fails to Kill—Contract Modified

February 14, 2011
simeon henderson

If you have been reading this blog at least semi-regularly you will notice a couple issues given this post’s title: (1) A contract to kill someone, and (2) Modification of a contract. There technically isn’t anything wrong with modifying a contract, but generally every party to the contract needs to agree to the modification in some way. In this situation, the contract was unilaterally modified (read: changed by the boss). HereR…

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How NOT to Escape a Contract

February 1, 2011
Bees

…n bad faith in trying to essentially renegotiate or cancel the contract. Even if the story was true, however, the buyer still agreed to accept delivery of the purchase in its altered condition. This acts as an acceptance of a modification of the agreement (which was originally for a vehicle in good, non-bee-infested condition), and still affords the buyer the right to claim his purchase. Second—and aside from entirely contradicting the firs…

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Fine Print Friday: Twitter Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

July 30, 2010

…attributed to you. How comfortable are you with having your tweets modified and then still presented as being yours? There are no answers here, but at least one person (Shirley Sherrod) has been severely wronged lately due to modification of her content. 3. Copyright Law is Followed. This is a good thing. Twitter will, upon proper notice (typically meaning that it complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act – PDF), take down tweets t…

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