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Google and Copyright Law

Posted on September 26, 2008
Eugene Goryunov, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, has published "All Rights Reserved: Does Google's 'Image Search' Infringe Vested Exclusive Rights Granted Under the Copyright Law?" in volume 41 of John Marshall Law Review (2008). Here is the abstract...

Fomer Thai Prime Minister Loses Appeal Over Criminal Defamation Case

Posted on September 26, 2008
Thailand's former Prime Minister and a co-defendant have lost an appeal over a conviction for defamation and must begin serving their sentences. They may still appeal to the Supreme Court within 30 days. Their convictions came over remarks made on...

A Review of Netanel's Copyright's Paradox

Posted on September 26, 2008
David McGowan, University of San Diego School of Law, has published "Paradoxically Speaking." Here is the abstract. This essay reviews Copyright's Paradox by Neil Weinstock Netanel. It argues both that the book is the best exposition of the free speech...

Nunziato On Net Neutrality and Free Speech

Posted on September 26, 2008
Dawn C. Nunziato, George Washington University Law School, has published "Net Neutrality, Free Speech, and Democracy in the Internet Age," forthcoming in the Stanford Law Review. Here is the abstract. Professor Nunziato's book explains why the growth of the Internet...

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Copyright Law and Work For Hire

Posted on September 26, 2008
Michael Birnhack, Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, has published "Working Authors." Here is the abstract. Current copyright law allocates the initial ownership of works made by employees within the scope of their employment, to their employer...

Cleveland P-D's Music Critic's Reassignment Sounds Sour Note With Some, Or Is He the One Off Key?

Posted on September 25, 2008
The New York Times' Daniel Wakin discusses the flap over Donald Rosenberg's removal as the Cleveland Plain Dealer's classical music critic, after he went head to head with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra's new music director, Franz Welser-Moest. Mr. Rosenberg wasn't...

Agreement Proposed On Digital Royalties

Posted on September 25, 2008
There's an apparent agreement on how digital royalties will be paid. The Digital Media Association has posted a press release outlining the agreement, which will be submitted to the Copyright Royalty Tribunal. Here are the high points, copied from the...

Advertising Standards Authority Bans Gambling Ad For Inapt Description of Qualities Needed For Poker

Posted on September 25, 2008
The Advertising Standards Authority has addressed complaints about a PokerStars advertisement that linked gambling and success with the opposite sex. It questioned whether the comparison between playing poker and achieving such success is apt. The ASA noted Pokerstars' argument that...

ASA Raps Lexus Car Ad, Calling It Misleading

Posted on September 25, 2008
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a Lexus ad after viewers complained about its claims concerning the environment. The ASA indicated that the claims would mislead viewers into thinking that the car "caused little or no harm to the environment...

Media Ethics--The British View

Posted on September 25, 2008
Roy Greenslade discusses the debate over media ethics here.

British Radio Show Host Drops Unfair Dismissal Case Against Former Employer

Posted on September 25, 2008
Radio talk-show host James Whale has abandoned his lawsuit against TalkSport. The radio network fired him over comments he made concerning the recent London mayoral election. Mr. Whale indicated he had run out of money to pursue his case. Read...

Implied Licenses in Copyright Law

Posted on September 24, 2008
Orit Fischman Afori, College of Management Academic Studies Law School, has published "Implied License--An Emerging New Standard in Copyright Law," in volume 25 of the Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal (2008). Here is the abstract. This article...

A Film About Grove Press and Its Daring Publisher

Posted on September 24, 2008
A new documentary features Barney Rosset and his revolutionary press, Grove, which championed publications that could find a home nowhere else. Read the New York Times article about Obscene here.

French Journalist On Trial For Inciting Racism

Posted on September 24, 2008
French investigative journalist Pierre Pean is on trial for inciting racial hatred over four pages in his recent book Noires Fureurs, Blancs Menteurs. A rights group, SOS Racisme, filed the charges against him. Read more here in a BBC story.

Turkish Singer Facing Trial Over Statements Regarding Turkish-Kurd Conflict

Posted on September 24, 2008
The BBC reports that singer Bulent Ersoy is defending her remarks concerning Turkey's long standing differences with the Kurds. Ms. Ersoy told a television audience a few months ago that Turkey should seek a non-military solution to its dispute. She....

News of the World: "Sorry" For Publishing Extracts From Kate McCann's Diaries

Posted on September 23, 2008
News of the World has apologized formally for publishing extracts from Kate McCann's diaries. The paper said it believed that it had Dr. McCann's permission for doing so, but now understands that it did not. News of the World says...

Judge Alec

Posted on September 23, 2008
Alec Baldwin apparently calls the family court system a lot of things in his new book A Promise To Ourselves, and they're not pretty. He also explains that infamous (leaked) voice message to his young daughter, Ireland (remember that he...

Letting Your Fingers Do the Talking Should Be Cheaper

Posted on September 23, 2008
According to the AP, EU regulators say texting ought to be cheaper, and they're going to try to make certain of it. They want to slash the current average cost of a text message, which is about 29 cents, in...

Dan Rather's Lawsuit Against CBS Proceeding

Posted on September 23, 2008
Part of Dan Rather's wrongful dismissal lawsuit against CBS is proceeding. Read more here.

District Court Is Allowing IIED Claim Against CNN To Move Forward

Posted on September 23, 2008
A U. S. district court is allowing the estate of a woman who killed herself after completing a telephone interview for the Nancy Grace show to pursue an IIED claim against CNN and Ms. Grace. Melinda Duckett, the mother of...

The Big Sell

Posted on September 23, 2008
Why does David Hasselhoff drink Coke on America's Got Talent? Why are the contestants on Project Runway making couture out of car parts? (Frankly, ick.) NPR's Neda Ulaby examines the next step in product placement--product integration. But here's my question--is...

Copies of Photos of Jamie Lynn Feeding Maddie May Result In Child Porn Charges

Posted on September 22, 2008
Fox News reports that apparently someone has made off with copies of photos showing Jamie Lynn Spears breastfeeding her infant Maddie, photos taken by dad Casey Aldridge on his digital camera, and the feds have instituted an investigation that might....

University Hospital Employees Photograph Patients, Post Photos on MySpace

Posted on September 22, 2008
The AP reports that the University of New Mexico Hospital has fired two workers for taking using cell phone cameras to snap photographs of patients and then to post them on a MySpace page. The Hospital administration has indicated that...

Even After Ofcom's New Junk Food Ad Regulatory Scheme, Complaints Remain

Posted on September 22, 2008
A consumer group complains that British children are still consuming junk food ads, even after Ofcom's new regulations. But advertisers respond that some ads, which don't target youngsters, are necessary to support popular programs. Read more here.

Photographer Breached Dodi, Diana's Privacy

Posted on September 22, 2008
Jason Fraser will pay a fine for taking photographs of the late Dodi Fayed and Princess Diana while they were vacationing, thus breaching their privacy, a French appellate court has ruled. The court overturned an earlier decision by a lower...

J. K. Rowling Donates To Labour Party

Posted on September 20, 2008
J. K. Rowling, author of the "Harry Potter" novels, has donated one million pounds to the Labour Party. Her personal fortune is estimated at about 560 million pounds. Read more here.

Cablevision and "Network DVR"

Posted on September 20, 2008
Cablevision is moving toward allowing consumers to tape anything broadcast without the use of DVR technology, while its competitors knit their brows, wondering if the company's recent legal win will stand up to a possible SC challenge. Viewers' choices would...

Watch, Men (and Women): The Big Story May Be Off-Screen

Posted on September 20, 2008
In the September 19th New York Times, Michael Ciepley brings us up to date on the lawsuit involving the big screen film The Watchmen. At issue, who owns the rights to the novel on which the film is based. Read...

Third Circuit Upholds Lower Court Ruling in ACLU v. Mukasey

Posted on September 19, 2008
Here's a link to the opinion in American Civil Liberties Union v. Mukasey, in which the Third Circuit upholds a lower court ruling finding that COPA is "not narrowly tailored to advance the Government's compelling interest in protecting children from...

SAG Members Elect Mavericks To SAG Governing Board

Posted on September 19, 2008
Screen Actors Guild members have elected members of the upstart group Unite For Strength to the governing board of SAG, upsetting those in control of the actors' union and sending a clear signal to SAG President Alan Rosenberg. New UFS...

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