On December 28, a class action lawsuit filed in the Central District Court of California sought a $150 million sum from Spotify. The music streaming company, which had been in the process of working out a settlement with the National Music Publishers Association after it didn't pay royalties properly, was once again accused of failing to secure mechanical licenses for the music it lets its users stream.
Court orders Mark Zuckerberg to testify
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of California-based Facebook, has been ordered to testify in a deposition in the ongoing case between Oculus and ZeniMax Media. Through his lawyers, Mr. Zuckerberg had asked the court to be allowed to not testify in the case.
The changing commercial real estate industry
The commercial real estate industry has undergone dramatic changes in California and around the country in the past few decades, transforming into an industry characterized by big investors and away from smaller operations. At the same time, technology hasn't quite caught up to the massive expansion, but new trends exist that promise to transform it again.
