When I was in college, I took a class on debating. As an exercise, the professor set up a debate on the legalization of marijuana. He assigned the “con” side to me. I found that until the early 1900s, marijuana was legal (as was cocaine). Whatever the individual states have […]
Richard Hamlin sent some thoughtful comments on Billboard Insider’s When joint ventures do and don’t make sense. Richard Hamlin, Hamlin|Cody It is an excellent article, that describes when a joint venture makes sense and when it might not. As for legal risks, they are conceptually the same as for any […]
Yesterdays ordinance article was well read and also received a comment from California based attorney Richard Hamlin of the Hamlin|Cody firm. We always appreciate feedback from our readers and wanted to share his comment. “When a state agency acts in its governmental capacity, that trumps local ordinances. When a state […]
Earlier this week Billboard Insider wrote that you don’t need a landlord’s consent to put a data collection device on a billboard if your lease allows you to add “other appurtenances and ancillary equipment” on the billboard. California out of home attorney Richard Hamlin writes that a court may not […]
Lots of Billboard Insider readers agree with Richard Rothfelder that QR codes are a bad idea on roadside billboards… Attorney Marnie Cody says a QR code on a sign is an accident waiting to happen… I couldn’t agree more with Rothfelder’s comments this morning. A QR code on a sign […]
I received a deposition transcript from a court reporter that we had not used before. Without prompting (no AI pun intended), the reporting service included a $75.00 summary of the transcript. While the AI made some incorrect assumptions, they would have been easy to correct in the Word version of […]
By Richard Hamlin, Hamlin|Cody Let’s talk about AI in the legal field. We rely on it one area where it is a real time-saver. Otherwise, it is not quite ready for prime time. AI is good at providing an overview of the statutes and cases that apply in your jurisdiction. […]
Editors note. Our article about the Los Angeles Sign Ordinance included a picture of signs along Hollywood Blvd. We apologize to anyone who read the article as suggesting that any of the signs in the picture is an illegal sign. That wasn’t our intent. We have removed the picture from […]
Billboard Insider has been critical about the FINCEN Beneficial Ownership Information filing requirements which would impose complicated record keeping requirements on every US small business. The rules were supposed to have gone into effect December 31, 2024. Some good news. Out of home attorney Richard Hamlin tells Billboard Insider that […]
What’s a little known law which is about to impose more reporting requirements on your private out of home company? The answer is FINCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information filing requirements. FINCEN is a fancy acronym which stands for the US Tresury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Effective December 31, 2024 most private […]
