privilege tax
A tax on the privilege of carrying on a business or occupation for which a license or franchise is required. [Cases: Licenses 1. C.J.S. Architects § 8; Licenses §§ 2–4.]
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Garmon preemption
Labor law. A doctrine prohibiting state and local regulation of activities that are actually or arguably (1) protected by the National Labor Relations Act’s rules relating to the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively, or (2) prohibited by the National Labor Relations Act’s provision that governs unfair labor practices. San Diego Bldg. Trades
countervailing duty
A tax imposed on manufacturers of imported goods to protect domestic industry by offsetting subsidies given by foreign governments to those manufacturers. [Cases: Customs Duties 21.5. C.J.S. Customs Duties §§ 135–152.]
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audio home recording act
Audio Home Recording Act. Copyright. A 1992 federal law designed to prevent copyright-infringement suits based on the manufacture, importation, distribution, or sale of digital-audio technology. • Manufacturers of digital recording devices must pay royalties on sales of the devices and related media, and build security mechanisms into each device. The security mechanisms allow the owner
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expilatio
expilatio (eks-p[schwa]-lay-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. The offense of unlawfully appropriating goods belonging to a succession. • This offense was not technically theft (furtum) because the property belonged to neither the decedent nor an heir, since the latter had not yet taken possession. Pl. expilationes (eks-p[schwa]-lay-shee-oh-neez).
entertainment law
entertainment law. The field of law dealing with the legal and business issues in the entertainment industry (such as film, music, and theater), and involving the representation of artists and producers, the negotiation of contracts, and the protection of intellectual-property rights.
senatus consultum velleianum
senatus consultum Velleianum (si-nay-t[schwa]s k[schwa]n-s[schwa]l-t[ schwa]m vel-ee-ay-n[schwa]m). [Latin “Velleian Decree”] Roman law. A senate decree, probably of A.D. 46, to protect women from making unconscionable guarantees, suretyship undertakings, or debt assumptions for their husbands and for others generally, by making actions to enforce such undertakings unlawful.
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interdiction
interdiction. 1. The act of forbidding or restraining. interdiction of commercial intercourse. Int’l law. A governmental prohibition of commercial trade. 2. The interception and seizure of something, esp. contraband. 3. Civil law. The act of depriving a person of the right to handle his or her own affairs because of mental incapacity. See EX CAPITE
berne plus
Berne-plus, adj. Copyright. Of or relating to a copyright-treaty provision that affords greater intellectual-property protection than the minimum required by the Berne Convention, either by granting stronger rights or by extending protection to new forms of subject matter. • The term arose during negotiations over the TRIPs Agreement, reflecting the principle that the treaty should
personal representative
A person who manages the legal affairs of another because of incapacity or death, such as the executor of an estate. • Technically, while an executor is a personal representative named in a will, an administrator is a personal representative not named in a will. — Also termed independent personal representative; legal representative. [Cases: Executors
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