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Media Access To Government Records: Getting It and Keeping It

Posted on May 02, 2008
Catherine Cameron, Stetson University College of Law, has published "Not Getting to Yes: Why the Media Should Avoid Negotiating Access Rights." Here is the abstract. This article cautions proponents of public access to government records from negotiating over the right...

Turkish Parliament Amends Penal Code, Changing Crime of "Insulting Turkishness" To "Insulting Turkish Nation"

Posted on May 01, 2008
The Turkish Parliament has amended Penal Code section 301, that law that allowed academics and others who criticized the nation and its officials, among other things, to be prosecuted for "insulting Turkishness", to something that looks like a more narrow...

The Debate Over Larry Lessig's "Free Culture"

Posted on May 01, 2008
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the current debate over Lawrence Lessig's 2004 book Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity, which some of his intellectual opponents categorize as...

The Use of Rhetoric When Discussing Intellectual Property Law

Posted on April 30, 2008
Patricia Louise Loughlan, University of Sydney, has published "`You Wouldn't Steal a Car': Intellectual Property and the Language of Theft," at 29 European Intellectual Property Review 401 (2007). Here is the abstract. It is actually quite easy to tell a...

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Authors Criticize Company For Filing Defamation Lawsuits

Posted on April 30, 2008
In a letter sent to Sir Terry Leahy, head of Tesco, several authors have come out against the supermarket leader's recent filing of defamation actions against its critics in Thailand. They include Lisa Appignanesi, the current President of the English...

RIAA Sends Out Even More Piracy Notices, Right At the End of the Year

Posted on April 30, 2008
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports a startling increase in the receipt of piracy notices by colleges and universities from the RIAA. Read more here.

What Ever You Write, Be Fair (It's For Class Use)

Posted on April 30, 2008
Peter B. Friedman, of the Case Western Reserve Law School faculty, is using a class blog to supplement his teaching: the subject is copyright. Read more here, and check out Professor Friedman's class blog here.

Girl Gone Really, Really Annoyed

Posted on April 29, 2008
Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the "Kristen" of the Eliot Spitzer affair, has sued Joe Francis, the founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" empire for ten million dollars, for misappropriation and unfair business practices, and also claiming she was underage and under...

And Now For Something a Little Different

Posted on April 29, 2008
Timothy Sandefur, Pacific Legal Foundation, Economic Liberties Project, has published "A Critique of Ayn Rand's Theory of Intellectual Property Rights," at 9 Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 169 (Fall 2007). Here is the abstract. Ayn Rand viewed copyrights and patents...

A Comparative View of Copyright Law After the Bittorrent Case

Posted on April 29, 2008
Mary Sai Wan Wong, Franklin Pierce Law Center, has published "The Exclusive Rights of `Distribution', `Communication to the Public', and `Making Available' Under the WIPO Copyright Treaty: Lessons for Other Jurisdictions from the Hong Kong Bittorrent Case...

Balancing Privacy and the Right to a Fair Trial

Posted on April 29, 2008
Susan Duncan, University of Louisville Law School, has published "Pretrial Publicity in High Profile Trials: An Integrated Approach to Protecting the Right to a Fair Trial and the Right to Privacy," in the Ohio Northern University Law Review for 2008...

Julie Hilden on the Rowling/RDR Infringement Lawsuit

Posted on April 28, 2008
FindLaw's Julie Hilden discusses the Rowling/RDR lawsuit here, evaluates the claims, and finds that Ms. Rowling has a good chance of winning her case.

Ale But No Cakes

Posted on April 27, 2008
John Tagliabue explains why a small Swiss company that produces baked goods cannot label its wares with the town of origin--Champagne. Advertising has become a major IP legal battle.

Times Reporter Arrested For "Committing Journalism" Writes About His Experience

Posted on April 27, 2008
Barry Bearak, a New York Times reporter recently detained, then released by the Zimbabwean government, writes about his arrest for the Times here.

Suggestions For Resolving Copyright Conflicts

Posted on April 26, 2008
Paul Edward Gellar has published "Beyond the Copyright Crisis: Principles for Change," at 55 Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA 165 (2008). Here is the abstract. This essay asks: How did we get into the current crisis of...

Sexpots For Net Neutrality

Posted on April 26, 2008
Helen A. S. Popkin discusses one group's attempt to "sex up" the issue of Net Neutrality here.

The Uses of Twitter

Posted on April 26, 2008
When James Karl Buck was arrested near the site of an anti-government protest in Mahalla, Egypt, earlier this month, he used the new messaging site Twitter to send out a one-word message to friends that he had been detained. The...

Journalist Arthur Kent Suing Makers of Hanks Film For Infringement

Posted on April 25, 2008
Canadian journalist Arthur Kent, who broadcast live from the top of a hotel during the 1991 Gulf War, is suing the producers of Charlie Wilson's War claiming that they infringed his intellectual property rights by using his work in the...

ASA Finds Gambling Ads Breach Code

Posted on April 25, 2008
The Advertising Standards Authority has nixed some tv ads and a print ad by two casinos, saying that they breach the advertising code, even with the more permissive atmosphere brought on by the new Gambling Act of 2005. The ASA...

Google Sued Over Ambiguous Ad Charge Policy

Posted on April 25, 2008
Google is facing a lawsuit over what some of its advertisers contend is an ambiguous policy, leading to charges over ads the advertisers say they didn't really want. The plaintiffs say Google isn't disclosing what would cancel the charges, thus...

Omniveillance: The Case For a New Tort

Posted on April 24, 2008
Josh Blackman, George Mason School of Law, has published "Omniveillance, Google, Privacy in Public, and the Right to Your Digital Identity: A Tort For Recording and Disseminating an Individual's Identity Over the Internet." Here is the abstract. Internet giant Google...

Yoko Ono, Lennon Sons, Suing Producers of "Expelled" Over Use of Song

Posted on April 24, 2008
Yoko Ono and John Lennon's sons are suing the producers of the new film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed for using some of John Lennon's song "Imagine" without permission. The claim is that the producers either knew they couldn't get permission...

Canadian Networks Request Change In Fee Structure, Go To PM To Get It

Posted on April 24, 2008
Two Canadian networks want to charge cable and satellite providers for carrying their signals, and rather than waiting for the regulatory process to work, they've gone to the top--Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper--for a decision on the matter. Such fees...

Ramones Drummer Loses Royalties Lawsuit

Posted on April 23, 2008
Richard Reinhardt, who used the name "Richie Ramone" when he performed as a drummer with the Ramones punk rock group, has lost his suit to collect royalties for digital uses of the songs he wrote for the group. Judge Shira...

Court Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Brought By Researcher Against Physician Who Criticized Intercessory Prayer Study

Posted on April 23, 2008
That defamation lawsuit brought by Dr. Kwang Cha against Dr. Bruce Flamm over Dr. Flamm's statements regarding Dr. Cha's intercessory prayer study, the results of which were published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine in 2001 has been dismissed again...

eBay Sues Craigslist

Posted on April 23, 2008
eBay has sued Craigslist over some actions that "unfairly diluted eBay's economic interest by more than 10%". What actions? mourned Craigslist in a post titled "Tainted Love" on its blog. Well, it's unclear. According to eBay's press release, "The complaint...

Indian Daytime Dramas Banned From Afghan Airwaves

Posted on April 22, 2008
Afghan's Minister for Information and Culture has banned five daytime dramas because they do not reflect ?Afghan religion and culture.? The five are Indian imports and are extremely popular with local viewers. Abdul Karim Khurram, the Minister involved, made the...

Seton Hall Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law Seeks Submissions

Posted on April 22, 2008
From Tara Touloumis, Article Editor, Seton Hall School of Law Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law: The Seton Hall School of Law Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law is seeking submissions for possible publication in future issues. If you are...

The Intersection of Trademark Law and Free Speech

Posted on April 22, 2008
William McGeveran, University of Minnesota Law School, has published "Four Free Speech Goals for Trademark Law," in volume 18 of the Media & Entertainment Law Journal (2008). Here is the abstract. This Essay, prepared for the annual symposium of the....

Battlestar Geschlechtica? Blame Signal Compression

Posted on April 22, 2008
MSNBC reports that some folks who have taken the plunge into purchase of high-end high-def equiqment, in anticipation of the switchover mandated in February 2009, and the better to enjoy the new picture quality promised by broadcasters, are not enjoying...

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