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Publicist: Salahis Not Asking For Pay For Their Story

Posted on November 30, 2009
According to an AP story, the PR rep for Tareq and Michale Salahi says the couple is not seeking payment for its story from the media.

Secret Service Interviews Salahis

Posted on November 30, 2009
The New York Times reports that the Secret Services has interviewed the Salahis... and on Ed Rollins' comments on CNN's State of the Union about the Salahis' possible reality show career.

Stephen Fry Leaves Social Networking Site, Saying It Leaked His Private Information To Other Members

Posted on November 30, 2009
Comedian and social critic Stephen Fry has deleted his profile on the social networking site Plaxo with "no plans to return," saying that the site "compromised" his privacy by allowing other members to view his information. Comcast owns the site,...

Roger Avary Sent Back To Jail, Loses Work Release Arrangement

Posted on November 30, 2009
Oscar winner Roger Avary ("Pulp Fiction") who's been Tweeting since his 1 year sentence for vehicular homicide began some months ago has found that Tweeting wasn't such a good idea. His sentence originally allowed him work release. Now, because his...

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Former Washington Times Editorial Editor Files Suit Against Paper

Posted on November 29, 2009
Richard Miniter, the former editorial page editor at the Washington Times, which is owned by the Unification Church, is suing the paper for breach of contract. He has also filed a complaint with the EEOC for religious discrimination. On today's...

Salahis Asking For Pay To Tell Story

Posted on November 29, 2009
The New York Times reports that the Salahis, the couple who turned up uninvited at the White House dinner last Tuesday, now would like payment to tell their side of the story to the media. They have put off a...

Tax Incentives Available To the Australian Arts

Posted on November 29, 2009
Brett Freudenberg, Griffith University, has published "Report #1: The Current Australian Tax Treatment of the Arts Industry" (Series: Tax: Contributing to a Sustainable Arts Industry). Here is the abstract. This Report contains an overview of the current Australian tax treatment...

Roman Polanski To Be Released On Bail

Posted on November 29, 2009
Swiss authorities are finishing plans to release director Roman Polanski from prison. He's been granted bail, but must surrender his passport and wear an electronic "bracelet" pending extradition to the U.S. Read more here.

Internet Publishing in the EC Legal Regime

Posted on September 30, 2009
Joanna Kulesza, University of Lodz, Faculty of Law and Administration, has published "Which Legal Standards Should Apply To Web-logs? The Present Legal Position of Internet Journals in the European Jurisprudence in the Light of the European Parliament Committee?s on Culture...

On "Tinker's" Continuing Meaning

Posted on September 30, 2009
Jamin Ben Raskin, American University College of Law, has published "Student Speech: The Enduring Greatness of Tinker," at 35 Human Rights 2 (Summer 2008). Here is the abstract. The Supreme Court's decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School...

Court Dismisses Rather Lawsuit Against CBS

Posted on September 29, 2009
An appellate court has dismissed former CBS anchor Dan Rather's lawsuit against the network, citing Mr. Rather's failure to demonstrate "a single opportunity with specified terms that was actually available to him and which he declined to accept because of...

Developing an Internet Bill of Rights

Posted on September 29, 2009
Joanna Kulesza, University of Lodz, Faculty of Law and Administration, has published, "Freedom of Information in the Global Information Society: The Question of the Internet Bill of Rights," 1 University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Law Review 81-95 (2008)...

Examining Media Policy

Posted on September 29, 2009
Bruce M. Owen, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR); Stanford University Public Policy Program, has published "Old Media Policy Failures, New Media Policy Challenges," as Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper; 378. Here is the abstract...

The History of Scottish Intellectual Property Law

Posted on September 29, 2009
Hector Lewis MacQueen, University of Edinburgh School of Law, has published "Intellectual Property and the Common Law in Scotland C.1700-C.1850," in The Common Law of Intellectual Property: Essays in Honour of David Vaver (L. Bently, G. D'Agostino & C...

Weekend Update

Posted on September 28, 2009
On the September 26th SNL, new recruit Jenny Slate apparently miscalculated her "friggin's" during a "biker chick" segment. Out popped an f-bomb instead of the scripted word. Guest Megan Fox never missed a beat, however. It seems there will be...

A Study of Cross Media Ownership in Australia and Italy

Posted on September 28, 2009
Larissa Di Mauro and Grace Li, University of Technology, Sydney, have published "Regulating Cross-Media Ownership: A Comparative Study between Australia and Italy," in the Media and Arts Law Review, Melbourne University (2009). Here is the abstract. Regulating media ownership is...

William Safire Dies

Posted on September 28, 2009
From the New York Times: an obituary of columnist William Safire. The political writer and word maven died yesterday at the age of 79.

Alternative Media and Student Speech

Posted on September 25, 2009
In the aftermath of the Layshock and Donniger cases, FindLaw's Laura Hodes discusses school suits against students who criticize and/or comment, sometimes vociferously, on school policy and school officials.

Digital Copyright Problems of Orphan Works: A Comparative Law Perspective

Posted on September 25, 2009
Sally McCausland has published "Getting Broadcaster Archives Online: Orphan Works and Other Copyright Challenges of Clearing Old Cultural Material for Digital Use," in volume 14 of the Media Arts Law Review (2009). Here is the abstract. This paper explores why...

An Analysis of the Proposal To Revive Fairness Doctriness

Posted on September 25, 2009
John Samples, Cato Institute, has published "Broadcast Localism and the Lessons of the Fairness Doctrine," as Cato Policy Analysis Series, No. 639 (May 27, 2009). Here is the abstract. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution recognizes a laissez-faire policy...

Lawyers For Dominique de Villepin Complain Over Sarkozy Statements, Say They'll File Charges

Posted on September 25, 2009
The fireworks continue at the defamation trial of former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin. Current French President Nicolas Sarkozy apparently alleged that Mr. de Villepin is "guilty" of the charges, and Mr. de Villepin's attorneys now say they plan...

Examining the AETC v. Forbes Decision

Posted on September 23, 2009
Jamin Ben Raskin, Washington College of Law, has published "Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes: Betraying Freedom of Political Expression and Undermining Democracy," in We Dissent: Talking Back to the Rhenquist (sic) Court: Eight Cases That Subverted Civil Liberties and...

Former French P.M. Goes On Trial For Defamation Of Current French President

Posted on September 22, 2009
Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin's defamation trial has begun. The politician is charged with defaming current French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the "Clearstream" scandal. Both served in the Chirac government. On the first day, Mr...

DOJ on the Google Settlement

Posted on September 21, 2009
The Department of Justice's statement of interest concerning the Google Settlement.

FCC Chair Announces Position on Net Neutrality

Posted on September 21, 2009
From the FCC Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined the concrete actions he believes the Commission must take to preserve the free and open Internet at a speech today at The Brookings Institution. ?The Internet is an extraordinary...

Lawyers, Judges, and the First Amendment

Posted on September 21, 2009
Here, FindLaw's Julie Hilden wades into the deep waters of lawyers who blog about judicial behavior. Notes Ms. Hilden, Recently, The New York Times covered the case of Florida attorney Sean Conway, who suffered a reprimand from the Florida Bar...

That Federal Shield Law

Posted on September 18, 2009
From yesterday's New York Times, an editorial on the importance of the federal shield law. Here's the text of an amendment introduced by Senators Schumer and Specter. Committee hearings resume next week.

And the Anonymous Web Comment Wars Continue

Posted on September 17, 2009
Yet another anonymous commenter on a newspaper's website was outed, because a subject was annoyed. This time the Wausau Daily Herald was involved, and the paper did it without a court order. The Herald got so much criticism for its...

Skype's Founders Sue eBay Over Sale

Posted on September 17, 2009
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who made billions upon selling Skype to eBay four years ago, have now sued eBay over what they allege is copyright infringement as a result of eBay's offer to sell the Internet service to another...

A New Approach to Libel Tourism

Posted on September 17, 2009
Today's Times of London reports that the British government will unveil a proposal to bring under control the ever expanding phenomenon of "libel tourism"--foreigners who bring defamation actions in plaintiff-friendly English courts.

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