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Miss California Photo Surfaces; One Judge Calls It "Inappropriate"

Posted on May 05, 2009
Just when we thought that the fight between Carrie Prejean, Miss California/USA and first runner-up in the Miss USA 2009 contest, and newly crowned spokesperson for the National Organization for Marriage, and gay marriage advocates could not get messier, someone...

The Allen/American Apparel Lawsuit Continues

Posted on May 05, 2009
Here's an update on that Woody Allen/American Apparel lawsuit. Mr. Allen would like to block American Apparel's planned strategy: putting Mia Farrow and Mr. Allen's wife Soon-Yi Previn on the stand to show that Mr. Allen's reputation is not worth...

Defining Cyberbullying

Posted on May 05, 2009
Darby Dickerson, Stetson University College of Law, has published What is Cyberbullying? in volume 29 of NASPA Leadership Exhange (Spring 2009). Here is the abstract. Cyberbullying does not yet have a generally accepted definition. Therefore, if universities are considering adding...

California Bill Intended To Reduce Libel Tourism

Posted on May 05, 2009
A bill introduced into the California State Senate is aimed at reducing libel tourism. Senate Bill 320 as amended reads: 1716. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country...

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Amy Winehouse Gets Paparazzi Ban

Posted on May 05, 2009
A court has ordered the Big Pictures Agency as well as other "unidentified photographers" to stay 100 meters away from singer Amy Winehouse. The order follows on singer Lily Allen's similar win. Read more here.

EU Internet Copyright License Proposal

Posted on May 05, 2009
Two European Commissioners think a Union-wide online copyright license is a good idea. Read more here.

Talks Continue at Boston Globe

Posted on May 05, 2009
Here's an update from Boston.com, the online version of the Boston Globe, indicating that the paper may not shut down after all. Talks are continuing with the fourth union holdout, the Boston Newspaper Guild.

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Files Suit Over Domain Name

Posted on May 05, 2009
The Blog of Legal Times notes that the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has decided to sue 007 Productions, based in Goa, India, and holder of the domain name www.Oscars100.com, which it had offered to the Academy...

Michael Dorf on FCC v. Fox

Posted on May 04, 2009
FindLaw's Michael Dorf analyzes the Supreme Court's ruling in FCC v. Fox here.

Director Says Vatican "Hampered" Filming of "Angels & Demons"

Posted on May 04, 2009
Ron Howard alleges that the Vatican has interfered with the filming of Angels & Demons, the sequel to The Da Vinci Code, which he is helming in Rome. Mr. Howard complains the Holy See has prevented the use of certain...

On the Google Book Search Settlement

Posted on May 04, 2009
Randal C. Picker, University of Chicago Law School, has published The Google Book Search Settlement: A New Orphan-Works Monopoly? as U of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 462. Here is the abstract. This paper considers the proposed...

Supreme Court Tells Third Circuit To Re-Think Ruling In Favor of CBS

Posted on May 04, 2009
According to the AP, the Supreme Court has told the 3d Circuit to "re-examine" its ruling in favor of CBS in the Janet Jackson case. The case is FCC v. CBS Corp., 08-653. The case follows on the high court's...

Angels 3, Orioles 1, Journalists, Out.

Posted on May 02, 2009
The Guardian reports that four journalists working for the Baltimore Sun got the news that they had joined the ranks of the unemployed while they were covering a Baltimore Orioles game. A reporter for the Orange County Register blogging the...

New York State Appellate Court Upholds Summary Judgment In Kipper v. New York Post

Posted on May 02, 2009
A New York state appellate court has upheld a lower court summary judgment ruling in Kipper v. NYP Holdings, finding that the plaintiff failed to show with clear and convincing evidence that the defendant published the statements with actual malice.....

Love in the Afternoon

Posted on May 01, 2009
Police finally had to intervene. A couple chose a spot on the lawn at Windsor Castle to, well, express affection for each other, and just--would--not--stop in spite of repeated comments by tourists and others present encouraging them to cut it...

I Scream, You Scream, Apparently We All Scream...

Posted on May 01, 2009
The Advertising Standards Authority is investigating an ad for the designer ice cream brand Antonio Federici Gelato Italiano (warning: a parody of "That's Amore!" plays when you open up the website) which rolled out a new advertising campaign with an...

Drug Company Paid For Publication; Did Not Disclose Sponsorship Clearly

Posted on April 30, 2009
The Scientist reports that the drug company Merck paid the publisher Elsevier to put out the Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine, a product that it says turned out not to be a real scientific journal but that seems...

SAG Ballots Go Out May 19

Posted on April 30, 2009
The Hollywood Reporter notes that Screen Actors Guile (SAG) ballots will be mailed to the membership May 19, due back June 9. SAG members are voting up or down on whether to ratify the new tentative agreement worked out with...

Former Prime Minister's Son Sues Over Sunday Express Article

Posted on April 30, 2009
Tony Blair's twenty-five-year-old son Euan, an aspiring banker, has launched a lawsuit at the Sunday Express for printing a story about his personal life. The younger Blair says the story invades his privacy. During the former Prime Minister's tenure at...

Tony Mauro on the FCC v. Fox Decision

Posted on April 29, 2009
The Legal Times' Tony Mauro discusses the Supreme Court's 5-4 "fleeting expletives" decision here.

Chinese Court Finds Computer Tech Guilty of Copying, Distributing Material From Actor's Computer

Posted on April 29, 2009
A Hong Kong court has found a computer technician guilty of "copying and distributing" material which he found on the laptop of Chinese-Canadian actor Edison Chen. The material was intimate photographs of Mr. Chen and various well-known actresses. Sze Ho-chun...

Britain's "Most Complained About" Ads, 2008

Posted on April 29, 2009
Here's a list of the "most complained about" ads in Great Britain in 2008, according to the Advertising Standards Authority.

Daily Express Editor Testifies Before Parliament, Defends Coverage of McCann, Diana Stories

Posted on April 29, 2009
Peter Hill, editor of the Daily Express, defended his paper's reporting of the Madeleine McCann kidnapping and of the coverage of the death of Princess Diana, and told Members of Parliament that he never offered to resign over it. Said...

Britney Spears' Former Manager Ordered To Stay Away

Posted on April 29, 2009
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has told both Britney Spears' ex-manager Sam Lufti and a former lawyer, Jon Eardley, to stay away from her, but both say they will appeal the orders. He also ordered a former boyfriend to...

Website Agrees It Published Defamatory Statements About Soccer Team Manager, Will Pay Damager

Posted on April 29, 2009
The website Football 365 has agreed that the story it published alleging that Aston Villa's manager Martin O'Neill had lied about the possible move of player Gareth Barry from Aston Villa to Liverpool and will pay "substantial damages" to Mr....

Julie Hilden On "Sexting"

Posted on April 28, 2009
The prolific Julie Hilden discusses the law of "sexting" here.

Supreme Court Rules In Favor of FCC On Administrative Issue in "Fleeting Expletives" Case; Declines To Decide Free Speech Issue

Posted on April 28, 2009
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the FCC in the "fleeting expletives" case, finding that the agency has power under the statute to change its prior policy without demonstrating "to a court's satisfaction that the reasons for the...

Qualcomm, Broadcom Settlement

Posted on April 28, 2009
Qualcomm and Broadcom have settled their longstanding patent disagreement with a multi-year agreement and a payment from Qualcomm to Broadcomm of $891 million over a four year period. Here's a link to the press release.

That New York Flyover Photo Op

Posted on April 28, 2009
The photo-op flyover wasn't such a good idea after all. The White House's Military Office Director, Louis Caldera, who okayed the use of one of the President's two 747's for the event, now apologizes, saying he probably should have realized...

Journalists Can Now Report On British Family Court Proceedings

Posted on April 28, 2009
As new rules allowing the press to report on family court proceedings go into effect in Britain, some confusion still reigns. Read more here.

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