Here’s a reminder that landlords are not subject to the Lanham Act The following article originally appeared in the November 1998 issue of Signs of the Times magazine. By Robert M. Aran, Esq. and Jeffrey L. Aran, Esq. For the landmark Blockbuster Videocase, Bob and Jeff Aran each submitted amici curiae (friend of the court) […]
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The Economic Worth of On-Premise Signs, Part II
Appraising techniques can isolate the cause-and-effect value of on-premise signs to merchants This article originally appeared in the October 1998 issue of Signs of the Times magazine. By Dr. R. James Claus and Richard M. Bass Last month, the authors discussed the First Amendment protect ion that signs (as commercial speech) enjoy. In addition, they […]
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The Economic Worth of On-Premise Signs, Part I
The value of on-premise signs is best determined by advertising criteria The following article originally appeared in the September 1998 issue of Signs of the Times magazine. By Dr. R. James Claus and Richard M. Bass “Business signage has worth far beyond its cost of production and placement. This worth can be determined through empirically […]
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Illegally Disguising Taxes as Sign-Permit Fees in Texas
Supreme Court Decision Costs Houston More than $2 million The following article originally appeared in the July 1995 issue of Signs of the Times magazine. By Richard Rothfelder On August 26, 1992, A Texas judge held that the City of Houston was unconstitutionally assessing the off-premise sign industry with excessive permit fees. The judgment in Harris […]
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When Your On-Premise Sign is Only Visible from One Direction
The following article originally appeared in the April 1992 issue of Signs of the Times magazine. By Bill Collins A landmark argument, carefully crafted to show signage’s benefit to a community, has successfully been made in its first attempt. Not only will Germantown, TN, allow Pier 1 Imports to erect a second sign that’s visible […]
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The Economic Impact of a Proposed Street Graphics Control Ordinance
This article was originally published in the April 1977 issue of Signs of the Times magazine. The article concerns a proposed sign code in Madison, WI. By Dr. R. James Claus and Nancy Romer In doing an economic-impact study, the technique of cost-benefit analysis often is used. That is, one discusses all the available benefits […]
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