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Up Next On "The Family Guy"

Posted on August 14, 2009
Rush Limbaugh and Karl Rove will guest on The Family Guy next season, according to the Guardian.

BBC, Radio Show Host Settle Out of Court

Posted on August 14, 2009
The BBC and former BBC Wales radio host Richard Evans are settling their differences. The BBC is paying Mr. Evans about 100,000 pounds over an unfair termination claim which was scheduled to be heard by a labor tribunal. Read more...

Federal Judge Grants Partial Summary Judgment In Louisiana Lawyer Advertising Case

Posted on August 14, 2009
A federal judge has granted the plaintiffs' request for partial summary judgment in the case of Scott Wolfe Jr. / Public Citizen v. Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. The plaintiffs alleged that the new Louisiana rules on lawyer advertising restricted or...

Professor's Book On Danish Cartoons Debate Will Not Include Reproductions of Cartoons

Posted on August 13, 2009
Brandeis professor Jytte Klausen's forthcoming book on the 12 Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed that caused a worldwide debate will contain a scholarly discussion of the debate. But it will not contain reproductions of the cartoons. Based on the...

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Federal Judge Dismisses Class Action Lawsuit Against Qualcomm

Posted on August 12, 2009
A federal district court has dismissed a federal class action lawsuit and claims of unfair competition made under state statute against Qualcomm. Christopher Lorenzo had brought suit over "anti-competitive CDMA licensing practices", used in cell phones...

ASA Finds Express Newspapers Editorials Are "Advertorials", Breach Code

Posted on August 12, 2009
The Advertising Standards Authority has criticized the Express newspapers for "disguising" advertising as editorials. The ASA published three separate adjudications on the issue, on LIPObind, on Copper Heeler (a product designed to relieve arthritic pain), and on LadyCare (a product...

Authors' Rights and Natural Law

Posted on August 11, 2009
Alina Ng, Mississippi College School of Law, is publishing "The Author's Rights in Literary and Artistic Works," in the John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law. Here is the abstract. This paper suggests that authorship and creativity, which necessarily precedes...

Blogger Arrested; Police Claim She's Harassing Them

Posted on August 10, 2009
Charlottesville, Virginia, police have arrested a 34-year-old blogger, apparently for the posts on her blog. According to an editorial in the Washington Post, Elisha Strom "was indicted on a single count of identifying a police officer with intent to harass,...

LBC TV Offices In Saudi Arabia Closed Over Controversial Interview

Posted on August 09, 2009
According to the BBC, Saudi Arabia's deputy prime minister has ordered the Saudi offices of LBC TV closed after they broadcast an interview with a Saudi citizen in which he discussed his sexual behavior and relationships with women. The man...

Allegations of Vampire Plagiarism

Posted on August 08, 2009
THR, Esq. reports on an allegation of plagiarism launched at author Stephanie Meyer by Jordan Scott over Ms. Meyer's novel "Breaking Dawn," in her "Twilight" vampire series. Ms. Scott is the author of Nocturne, another vampire novel.

Ninth Circuit Upholds Lower Court Ruling On Internet Jurisdiction Case

Posted on August 07, 2009
The Ninth Circuit has upheld a lower court judge's ruling holding that a San Diego law firm is subject to personal jurisdiction in the Northern District of California,based on purposeful availment in an Internet website plagiarism case. Another law firm...

British Government To Look At Treatment of Minors In Entertainment

Posted on August 07, 2009
Concern of the seeming meltdown of contestant Hollie Steel on the Show "Britain's Got Talent" has prompted a government investigation in children and young people's appearance in the entertainment field generally, reports the Guardian. The review is not focused solely...

Press Complaints Commission To Begin Structural and Functional Review

Posted on August 07, 2009
The Press Complaints Commission is reviewing its structure and functions, the first time it has done so since the PCC came into existence. The announcement of the review follows on a number of criticisms and complaints from the media and...

Panorama Reporter Arrested Over Undercover Reporting Incident

Posted on August 07, 2009
The Guardian reports that a BBC1 reporter was arrested after coming in for an interview about her work on an investigation of care for seniors, documented in an episode of Panorama. Arifa Farooq was arrested for obtaining employment using "a...

FCC Announces "Chairman's Challenge" To Accompany "Feds Feed Families" Food Drive

Posted on August 06, 2009
From the FCC: Today, in conjunction with the ?Feds Feed Families? food drive, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced a ?Chairman?s Challenge? to call on FCC employees to raise 20,000 pounds of food to benefit the D.C. Capital Area...

Chris Brown's Sentencing Delayed

Posted on August 06, 2009
Judge Patricia Schnegg has rescheduled singer Chris Brown's sentencing for August 27th because she is unhappy with the terms of his community service. Mr. Brown pled guilty to assaulting his girlfriend Rihanna on February 8th assault and agreed to a....

Unveiled--Plans For a Film Of MJ's Last Reheasals

Posted on August 06, 2009
Coming soon? A motion picture featuring film of Michael Jackson's last rehearsals; if approved by a judge, its profits might pump a lot of cash into the Jackson estate. More here.

The Jury in Defamation Cases

Posted on August 06, 2009
David Rolph, University of Sydney Faculty of Law, has published "Are Juries Necessary? The Role of Juries in Defamation Trials," at 92 Precedent 10-14 (2009). Here is the abstract. In the last decade in New South Wales, there have been...

NY Daily News Columnist: Offer Aid To Minority-Owned Radio

Posted on August 05, 2009
Pierre Sutton's editorial in the New York Daily News asks the administration to consider offering economic assistance to minority owned over the air radio stations in these tough times now that the digital transition is a done deal. Here's more...

More On the Appeal in the Salinger/Colting Case

Posted on August 05, 2009
The American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and the Association of College and Research Libraries are among those filing a friend of the court brief in the appeal of Fredrick Colting. He's appealing the lower court decision enjoining...

Laura Ling and Euna Lee Apparently Pardoned

Posted on August 04, 2009
The news is apparently good for two American journalists convicted and sentenced to prison terms in North Korea. President Kim Jong Il has pardoned them, according to the state-run news agency KCNA. Meanwhile, former President Bill Clinton is meeting with...

Free Speech and Trade Secrets

Posted on August 04, 2009
Elizabeth A. Rowe, University of Florida College of Law, has published "Trade Secret Litigation and Free Speech: Is it Time to Restrain the Plaintiffs?" in the Boston College Law Review (2009). Here is the abstract. Trade secret misappropriation litigation is...

In Iraq, the Likely Return of Censorship

Posted on August 04, 2009
Timothy Williams reports on the Iraqi government's move to impose new censorship laws that strongly resemble those in place under Saddam Hussein.

Identity and Privacy In an Age of Online Advertising

Posted on August 04, 2009
Randal C. Picker, University of Chicago Law School, has published "Online Advertising, Identity and Privacy," as U of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 475. Here is the abstract. For individuals, the basic architecture of computing is changing...

Some Politicians, Other Thinks Images In Ads Should Not Be Altered

Posted on August 04, 2009
Britain's third largest party says advertisements intended for children should not be airbrushed in order to give youngsters a more realistic view of the world. Right now, say the Liberal Democrats, such ads are encouraging young people, particularly young women,...

Irish High Court Hands Down Important Ruling On Journalists' Right To Protect Sources

Posted on August 04, 2009
From our friend Eoin O'Dell at the blog cearta.ie, news of a major decision regarding the right of a reporter to protect his sources. The case is Mahon Tribunal -v- Keena & anor, 2009] IESC 64. In its analysis the...

Behind the Scenes: What's Going On Behind the Scenes On Those Reality TV Shows?

Posted on August 04, 2009
Edward Wyatt writes about contestants' woes on shows such as "Project: Runway" (back for a sixth season on a new network), "Hell's Kitchen," "The Bachelor," and other "reality tv" shows here.

PBS' Julia Child Lights Up the Big Screen

Posted on August 04, 2009
On food, film, and a famous media foodie--Kim Severson writes about Julia Child and behind the scenes at "Julie and Julia" for the New York Times.

Iraq Considering Protections For Journalists

Posted on August 04, 2009
Iraq is considering legislation to protect members of the media. The bill currently under consideration would give Iraqi members of the press the same physical protection as members of the Iraqi government, and would compensate them or their families for...

Word Wars

Posted on August 04, 2009
From the New York Times, this discussion of the lengthy battle between Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly that finally seems to be over, although not because one of them has won. Explains Brian Stelter, It was perhaps the fiercest media...

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