Mitch and I had the pleasure of traveling to Austin, Texas last week for the CMLS Legal Seminar as part of the 2017 CMLS Conference. The seminar had a top-notch lineup of speakers that did a great job … Read more about CMLS 2017 Legal Seminar Recap
PRESS RELEASE: Beshara becomes member of Larson Skinner PLLC
Larson Skinner PLLC announces promotion of Camille M. Beshara to member of the firm Larson Skinner PLLC, the Minneapolis-based law firm that serves multiple listing service (MLS), REALTOR® … Read more about PRESS RELEASE: Beshara becomes member of Larson Skinner PLLC
Clarifying Copyright Concepts: Compilation Registration and the DMCA Safe Harbor
In the copyright strategy playbook there are offensive tools and defensive tools. We use offensive tools to advance copyright ownership and defensive tools to mitigate potential liabilities. Copyright … Read more about Clarifying Copyright Concepts: Compilation Registration and the DMCA Safe Harbor
Real Estate Listings & Copyright
I’m very excited to announce that we’ve finally completed the first edition of Real Estate Listings & Copyright! The book is over two years in the making, we’ve invested much of our industry … Read more about Real Estate Listings & Copyright
Larson Skinner is hiring
THE POSITION We are hiring because we need increased capacity to deal with a growing client base! You will provide transactional and policy counsel, with some litigation consultation. You will … Read more about Larson Skinner is hiring
Change the game
We don’t often represent MLS vendors. There are exceptions. The primary basis for an exception is when the MLS vendor’s interest very closely aligns with MLSs’. This is one of those times. We are … Read more about Change the game
Zulia vs. ListHub: Manufactured Crisis?
If you’re reading this blog, I’m guessing you've read about the latest skirmish in the portal wars. ListHub is cutting off Trulia (presumably due to a non-assignment clause or something similar in the … Read more about Zulia vs. ListHub: Manufactured Crisis?
The REDPLAN model content license agreement
Several of our clients have contacted us asking questions about the REDPLAN model content license agreement (MCLA), described on REDPLAN’s website, in emails to MLSs, and in an Inman News story. It is … Read more about The REDPLAN model content license agreement
MLS Direct Syndication Negotiation
In my last blog post I promised that, “In a future post, I will take a closer look at the direct syndication model. Why? It’s more complex, it’s more interesting, it gives MLS’s more flexibility, and … Read more about MLS Direct Syndication Negotiation
MLS syndication strategy
As MLSs reevaluate their strategic planning going into the New Year, we’ve been getting many questions about how to approach the dynamic world that is listing syndication. We thought it might be … Read more about MLS syndication strategy
Broker AVMs? (Pt. 5): Suggestions for NAR
You will no doubt be pleased to hear that this post is the last of a five-part series on the question of whether and how brokers participating in MLS may use listing data of other brokers to power … Read more about Broker AVMs? (Pt. 5): Suggestions for NAR
Broker AVMs? (Pt. 3): The Realty Alliance’s position
This is part three in an x-part series (I promised four parts, but who knows?) on the question of whether and how brokers participating in MLS may use listing data of other brokers to power AVMs sold … Read more about Broker AVMs? (Pt. 3): The Realty Alliance’s position