Sentences with phrase «paisner agency terms»

Throughout the summer of 2010, Apple also cajoled the holdout publisher to adopt agency terms in line with those of the Publisher Defendants, including on a phone call between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and the holdout publisher's CEO.

Apple thus knowingly served as a critical conspiracy participant by allowing the Publisher Defendants to signal to one another both (a) which agency terms would comprise an acceptable means of achieving their ultimate goal of raising and stabilizing retail e-book prices, and (b) that they could lock themselves into this particular means of collectively achieving that goal by all signing their Apple Agency Agreement.

The latter wishes to extend fixed pricing from printed books to e-books and fears a loss of control should Amazon get their hands on digital publications on wholesale rather than agency terms.

But having heard the same demand for agency terms coming from all the publishers in such close proximity... we really had no choice but to negotiate the best agency contracts we could with these five publishers.»

It assured each Publisher Defendant that it would only move forward if a critical mass of the major publishing houses agreed to its agency terms.

In France publishers have been working on an extension of the Lang Law on fixed prices which would include e-books, but have been operating under agency terms in the short term.

Whether one thinks it is a good thing or a bad thing that the deepest - pocketed retailer can spend $ 20 a copy on a big book to promote a price perception depends on your point of view but this clearly demonstrates what the publishers, the retailers, and the consumers face when a high - profile, high - demand book is sold without the price discipline of agency terms.

When agency happened (2010), they started to offer indie authors what amounted to agency terms: 70 percent of the selling price for ebooks.

Under the department's proposed remedy, Apple will be prohibited from again serving as a conduit of information among the conspiring publishers or from retaliating against publishers for refusing to sell e-books on agency terms.

Later that year, Smashwords was able to get other ebook retailers to give our authors agency terms as well.

And Justice charges that «throughout the summer of 2010, Apple also cajoled the holdout publisher to adopt agency terms... including on a phone call between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and the holdout publisher's CEO.»

Hachette e-books have been removed from the websites of Waterstone's, W H Smith, Tesco and The Book Depository after the publisher said it would move to agency terms from today (20th September).

Smashwords announced agency terms with our retail partners in 2010.

Please be advised that we do not accept search firm terms and conditions and all search firm submissions are covered by any Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner agency terms and conditions.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

As Director of Marketing for an agency who primarily represented sponsors, I've seen the best and worst in terms of marketing activation from Fortune 100 companies.

In announcing the ban, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said his agency was punishing ZTE for violating terms of an agreement struck last year to settle allegations that the Chinese company had flouted U.S. restrictions on selling technology to Iran and North Korea.

Sooner or later, every successful company confronts the dilemma of hiring an ad agency (for the purpose of this screed, we'll use that term to describe marketing services companies of all stripes, such as creative ad shops, digital agencies, PR firms — the whole hairball).

Mona Siddiqui, chief data officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services commented that in tackling the issue the government was still struggling to get various agencies (mostly their lawyers)-- FDA, CMS, CDC — to unify around definitions of basic terms like «research.»

When InBev asked candidate firms how much extra work they'd be willing to do without compensation and how much longer than the company's already astonishing 120 - day payment terms agencies would be willing to wait for their money, the ad biz was in high dudgeon.

Every review of Iran's nuclear facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency since Trump took office has shown that Iran is complying with the deal's terms.

The International Confederation of Private Employment Services, the industry's global lobbying arm, says Canada is home to 2,400 temp agency offices hiring out 450,000 annually; TD Economics forecasts temporary employment in Canada will remain above long - term averages until at least 2018.

The debate is centered on the agency's director, Richard Cordray, who is serving a five - year term that ends in 2018.

That mind shift was necessary, he says, because digital marketing still suffers from a large divide between branding agencies who look for long - term messaging, and direct response marketers who rate success entirely by the number of conversions.

According to the agency, the ARC loans can be used to pay principal and interest on any «qualifying» small business debt, «including mortgages, term and revolving lines of credit, capital leases, credit card obligations and notes payable to vendors, suppliers and utilities.»

«I would appreciate more assistance from many countries including from the United States, although in terms of the ICRC and some other agencies, the United States is very much among the largest donors,» he said.

In fact, a recent study in the American Journal of Public Health finds that the EPA «has moved away from the public interest and explicitly favored the interests of the regulated industries,» and is on the slippery slope to what scholars term «regulatory capture,» in which a government agency makes rules in the interest of an industry it's supposed to regulate rather than the public.

The bureau said it does not know, but Chopra said the agency is concerned that with an aging population and very long terms on some private student loans, this could «spiral out of control.»

Mr. Meister's departure foreshadows the exit of Gary Gensler, the agency's chairman, whose term expires in December.

In just about every community in the nation, there are temp agencies that are always scrambling for people willing to take short - term or temporary work assignments.

Aid agencies who are at the forefront of dealing with the influx say they are struggling and need more funding, a comprehensive long - term plan and better coordination with Ottawa.

The company is working on longer - term ways to eliminate hunger and malnutrition too: Take African Improved Foods, its creatively - financed joint venture with the Rwandan government and development agencies, aimed at boosting the local food - processing industry.

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In February, the agency filed a lawsuit against RD Legal Funding LLC, alleging that the lawsuit lender had scammed 9/11 responders by paying high - cost advances on settlement payouts and lying about the terms of the advances.

The agency and the entrepreneur then structure loan terms that fit the individual project costs.

While this may be the least interesting element of yesterday's news, the FBI's stunning lack of diversity remains one of the more serious issues facing the agency — and the country it serves — in the long term.

When Karen Mills announced in February that she would not stay on for a second term as head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, she still planned to remain in her post until the government agency named a replacement.

The International Energy Agency, a Paris - based think tank, said in its annual review of long - term megatrends in global energy that soaring electricity demand around the world will ensure that CO2 levels keep rising unless ambitions are ratcheted much higher.

If Democrat commissioner Mignon Clyburn departs the agency when her term ends in June, though, it would leave the FCC with too few members to proceed, and delay the process even further.

While both plans would increase the debt ceiling, ratings agencies have said a short - term increase such as the one proposed by House Republicans may not be enough to protect the U.S. from a ratings downgrade.

Earlier this week rating agency Standard and Poor's changed its U.S. long - term debt outlook to «stable» from «negative,» despite the concrete prospect of more showdowns on fiscal policy.

Isaiah Bollinger, the founder of e-commerce technology agency Trellis, wrote in 2017 that «doubling AOV is just as valuable as doubling conversion rate in terms of revenue.»

Although much of the recent drop in oil prices has been due to the prospect of higher exports from Iran in the coming months (the International Energy Agency forecasts an extra 300,000 barrels a day by the end of March), the dumping of stored oil is essentially a short - term factor, and its influence on crude prices should logically pass quite quickly.

LONDON, Oct 3 - Finland's export credit agency Finnvera is set to become the country's latest sub-sovereign issuer when it executes its first transaction under a new euro medium - term note programme later this year.

He jokingly calls these agencies «government contractors,» in contrast to the military contractors people usually think about when you use the term.

Last year, according to a study by Marketing Hub, the term «influencer marketing» showed a 325 percent increase in searches per month, and more than 200 new platforms and influencer marketing - focused agencies joined the market.

The NTSB rebuked Tesla for revealing information about the crash; Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the agency's chairman, Robert Sumwalt, then came to terms about how the investigation would move forward after a weekend call; but then a few days later Tesla exited from a «party agreement» with the NTSB, ending its formal partnership in the investigation while pledging to provide ongoing technical guidance.

To really move the needle in terms of protecting consumers, the SEC should take some cues from the Food and Drug Administration, another government agency tasked with protecting consumers from products that could harm them.

SEO is a long - term tactic, and if it is sold to you as a short - term solution to get sales, then move along to an agency where you'll be told the frank truth, even if it isn't what you'd like to hear.

Running my own agency, As hard as I try, I still find myself putting out day - to - day fires more often than I'm actually doing long - term strategic planning.