Legal Blog of Perdomo Law

The New York State Attorney General has worked alongside leaders in nonprofit communities for years as a means to make changes to the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law. They are aiming to ensure that nonprofits provide fair compensation to their employees, as well as improve their management structures and make all of their transactions accessible to the public. These proposed changes are looking to go into effect on January 1, 2014. Nonprofit reform has been an issue of heated discussion for many years now, especially when considering the high amount of revenue that nonprofits bring into New York State. These organizations have long needed better protections against fraud within their companies and have also needed to instate stronger whistle-blower protection policies, so individuals who attempt to expose misconduct or illegality within the company can avoid social or career persecution.  Nonprofit leaders have been strongly in favor of this legislation, as it tries t...

An artist can have their music registered within 3 months. The world is constantly ringing with the emotion-filled sounds of music. Whether the music is naturally occurring through the voices of birds, amplified by the mechanical bellies of mankind's progressive machines, or created and executed through the genius of the human spirit, every sound, tone, pitch, and rhythm is unique. While some of these kinds of sounds may make you want to grab your ears and beg for quiet, some melodious music can make even the most cynical person wish that the human ear could experience an even wider spectrum of sound. However, irrespective of one's subjective feelings regarding a particular sound or song, the creator or creators of all types of music regularly seek to ensure that the law protects the fruits of their labor from commercial and artistic exploitation. For the artist, what starts as an original idea of musical notes and lyrics eventually flows to a tangible medium of expre...