Startups seek to cut costs in every facet of their business. Most entrepreneurs may not have the money to invest into a new business venture to get it off the ground. Some are lucky enough, and get their friends and family to invest some seed capital which can get them going. Others, however, need to make do with what they have.

Looks like it’s time for former Arizona State University quarterback Samuel Keller to do a cabbage patch. A joint motion by the Electronic Arts and the National Collegiate Athletic Assn. to dismiss a lawsuit by Keller alleging unlawful use of his likeness was denied yesterday by a federal judge from the Northern District of California, Claudia Wilken.

The heart of an LLC is the “Operating Agreement,” a term that many entrepreneurs have heard but rarely understand. Simply put, it is a partnership agreement that can be engineered to speak to the unique facets of the partners’ relationship. And since every venture is unique, the Operating Agreement provides tremendous flexibility to translate those facets into a pragmatic economic and management framework.

Look for The NCAA Rules Adoption, Interpretation, Enforcement, and Infractions Process: The Laws that Regulate Them and the Nature of Court Review in the Spring 2010 issue (Vol. 12, No. 2) of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law .

Lindsay Lohan has filed suit against eTrade for using the name “Lindsay” in its Superbowl ad. (source) source) Apparently, Lohan’s position is that eTrade used the name “Lindsay” to trade off her name and likeness. The complaint is here, and a perfunctory review of it leads me to the conclusion that it is a [...] ...Tags:

Kate Harding doesn’t care. She doesn’t want to take it away, even if it is bad. She does, however, demand evidence for any claims to the contrary. (source) Filed source) Filed Filed under: Adult Entertainment Law ...Tags: