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Protecting Virtual IP

Posted on June 23, 2009
Brendan James Gilbert, SUNY Buffalo School of Law, and SUNY Buffalo, School of Management, has published "The Second Life of Intellectual Property." Here is the abstract. Intellectual property holders have invested significant resources into Second Life in pursuit of customers...

More On Libel Laws In the UK, and the Response of the Congress

Posted on June 22, 2009
From the Guardian's Robert Sharp, a commentary on libel laws in the UK and reaction to the US House of Representatives' passing of a bill intended to protect against the effects of British defamation judgments. Says Mr. Sharp, The bill...

The Blogger, Cincicatus

Posted on June 22, 2009
The New York Times discusses the uses of cute cats and their ability to put political censors off the the track. It's hard to find political messages hidden among all those kitties, says Harvard researcher Ethan Zuckerman. Read more here.

Lawyers For "Bruno" Play Hardball

Posted on June 22, 2009
News on the "Bruno" bingo lawsuit.

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Lawyers, Lawyers, Everywhere....

Posted on June 22, 2009
The Hollywood Reporter Blog has this on a law student who took seriously a lawyer's "challenge" that no one could " fly from Orlando to Atlanta, exit one of the busiest airports in the world, and arrive at a hotel...

Blogger Arraigned On Incitement Charges

Posted on June 22, 2009
Blogger Harold Turner is being arraigned on incitement charges. Mr. Turner had urged his readers to "take up arms" against Connecticut legislators who supported a bill to allow the lay public more control over affairs of the Roman Catholic Church....

NYT Reporter Escapes Taliban

Posted on June 21, 2009
The New York Times reports that its reporter David Rohde has succeeded in escaping from the Taliban. Mr. Rohde, another reporter, Tahir Ludin, and their driver, were captured seven months ago. Mr. Rodhe and Mr. Ludin climbed over a wall....

New Technologies, Citizen Reporters, Bring News of Violence, Protests in Iran

Posted on June 20, 2009
Because the foreign press is barred from reporting on site on events in Iran without prior government permission, it is relying on citizen reporters for information on the gathering protests, and information on those protests seems to be pouring in...

Holding On to Holden

Posted on June 19, 2009
A New York Times editorial discusses whether readers really care anything about the legal battle going on over that sequel to Catcher In the Rye.

Jury Finds Against Woman For Illegal Downloading

Posted on June 19, 2009
A jury has found against Jammie Thomas-Rasset at her second trial for illegal downloading of copyrighted music, and socked her with 1.9 million dollars in fines. A judge tossed the first verdict against her in 2007, saying that the jury...

Online Archive of British Newspapers Now Available

Posted on June 18, 2009
The British Library is making available an important archive of nineteenth century papers at British Newspapers 1800-1900. Read more here.

Reporter Can Withhold Information, Northern Ireland Judge Rules

Posted on June 18, 2009
A judge in Northern Ireland has held that a journalist may withhold information about the Real IRA, because to hand it over would put her life at risk. Law enforcement had attempted to force reporter Suzanne Breen to hand over...

Las Vegas Paper Says It Will Fight Subpoena For Info About Online Posters

Posted on June 17, 2009
The Las Vegas Review-Journal says it will fight a federal subpoena to hand over information about readers who posted comments on a story about businessman Robert Kahre. A story about the subpoena also elicited comments from Las Vegas Review-Journal readers...

WWCS (What Would Carlin Say)?

Posted on June 17, 2009
The principal of Shaker Heights High (Shaker Heights, OH) has taken matters in hand after discovering that the senior in charge of designing the cover of this year's yearbook imbedded a four-letter word somewhere in there. He sent a letter...

Beckham Nanny Apologizes, Drops Dismissal Claim

Posted on June 17, 2009
David and Victoria Beckham's former nanny has apologized to them, and promised not to reveal any more private information about them in future. Abbie Gibson, who signed several confidentiality agreements while she worked for the couple, has also abandoned her...

J. K. Rowling Sued For Plagiarism

Posted on June 17, 2009
J. K. Rowling's publisher is defending her against the accusation that her fourth Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, plagiarizes a novel by Adrien Jacobs, The Adventures of Willy the Wizard, published in 1997. Mr. Jacobs'...

Ministry, Jack Straw, Win Fight To Keep Names of Judges Disciplined For Misconduct Secret

Posted on June 16, 2009
The Ministry of Justice has won a legal fight to keep private the names of judges who have been disciplined for improper behavior. The Guardian newspaper had wanted the names of the members of the judiciary both to "enhance public...

Ofcom Considering Changes To Commercial Advertising Rules

Posted on June 16, 2009
Ofcom, the British agency that regulates broadcasting, is looking at the rules governing commercial advertising, and may allow radio stations greater freedom to make money by promoting services linked to content on air. What's at issue, says Ofcom, are "editorial...

Foreign Media Banned From Covering Live Protests Over Iranian Presidential Election

Posted on June 16, 2009
The Iranian government is making it more difficult for foreign media to cover the protests over the recent Presidential election. Now it has told foreign news outlets they cannot cover such protests. The media can discuss the events, but cannot...

Non-Vanity Publishing

Posted on June 16, 2009
Ricardo Urbina, a district court judge, sometimes orders micreants to write books as part of their sentences (no pun intended). Hmmm--compelled speech. A Good Thing, or a Bad Thing? Read more here in a New York Times editorial.

Examining Copyright Term Legislation

Posted on June 16, 2009
Dennis S. Karjala, Arizona State University College of Law, has published "Judicial Review of Copyright Term Extension Legislation," at 36 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 199 (2002). Here is the abstract. In Eldred v. Ashcroft, the Supreme Court has...

A New Book on Defamation and Celebrity

Posted on June 15, 2009
David Rolph, University of Sydney, Faculty of Law, has published Reputation, Celebrity, and Defamation Law (Ashgate: 2008). Here is the introduction to the book. The concept of reputation is the central legal interest protected by the tort of defamation but...

The First Amendment and the Right of Publicity

Posted on June 15, 2009
Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, DePaul University College of Law, has published "A Perspective on Human Dignity, the First Amendment and the Right of Publicity," in volume 51 of the Boston College Law Review (2010). Here is the abstract. The right of...

Dangerous Days For Journalists In Russia

Posted on June 15, 2009
Peter Preston on the danger to the press in Russia.

Is the Chilling Effect Taking Hold in English Media Law?

Posted on June 15, 2009
Afua Hirsch discusses whether English libel laws have a chilling effect on investigative journalism here.

Supreme Court Nixes Bail For Conrad Black

Posted on June 15, 2009
The Supreme Court has told Conrad Black he will not get out of jail, pending his appeal in the Court. Mr. Black was formerly chair of Hollinger International, which controlled numerous media outlets including the Chicago Sun-Times.

FCC Digital Hotline: It's Out There For Consumers

Posted on June 15, 2009
The FCC says it's still receiving calls for help as the nation's tv grid goes digital. The agency's hotline got almost 800,000 calls for assistance as nearly all analog stations finally went to black (or snow) on June 12th. Many...

What New News Organizations Need

Posted on June 15, 2009
The New York Times discusses the dangers that face reporters who work for start-up organizations such as Current TV, the network that employs Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two journalists facing 12 years in prison in North Korea. These...

Why the "S" Word, "F" Word At Oral Argument During That Fleeting Expletive Case

Posted on June 15, 2009
Tony Mauro of the Blog of Legal Times passes on this tidbit from the Fox v. FCC oral arguments of a few weeks back. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reviewed the case, as well as some other things, at an appearance...

AP, Non-Profits, Agree to Deal to Make Non-Profits' Work Available to AP Members

Posted on June 14, 2009
The Associated Press has agreed to begin distributing the work of four non-profits: Center for Public Integrity, the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and ProPublica. Members of the media who belong to the AP...

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