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Many Britons Believe Social Networking Sites Should Be Regulated

Posted on June 05, 2008
Most Britons believe social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook should be regulated, according to a new survey. Yes, they're concerned about potential embarrassment and invasion of privacy, but they're also concerned about larger issues, such as long-term effects...

Daily Star Admits Story About Ozzy Osbourne's Poor Health Not True

Posted on June 05, 2008
The Daily Star will pay Ozzy Osbourne damages over a story that alleged that the rock star collapsed before the recent Brit Awards show, during which he presented awards, and implied that he was in bad health. The star's lawyer...

Ofcom Fines MTV For Offensive Language

Posted on June 04, 2008
Ofcom has fined MTV for "persistent breaches" of its code, based on the broadcaster's failure to prevent the use of offensive language on reality TV shows and other programming to which children had access during the "watershed" period. Read more...

Analyzing the Law of Modern Electronic Communications

Posted on June 04, 2008
Susan Freiwald, University of San Francisco School of Law, has published "A First Principles Approach to Communications' Privacy," in Stanford Technology Law Review. Here is the abstract. Under current doctrine, parties to a communication enjoy robust constitutional protection against government...

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California Appellate Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Attorney

Posted on June 04, 2008
The California Court of Appeals, Sixth District, has affirmed a lower court ruling dismissing a company's lawsuit against an attorney as a strategic lawsuit against public participation. The company had alleged defamation, trade libel, and false advertising...

Ready For Its Close-Up: SAG

Posted on June 04, 2008
Here's a piece from NPR on the impact of a possible Screen Actors Guild strike.

Brigitte Bardot Fined For Anti-Muslim Remarks

Posted on June 03, 2008
A French court has convicted actress Brigitte Bardot of inciting racial hatred for a comment she sent to President Nicolas Sarkozy about Muslims in France. In her letter to the President, who was not yet elected to office, she said...

NASA Inspector General's Office Reports on Politicizing of Climate Change at Agency: Verifies That Incidents Occurred and Were "Inconsistent" With Law

Posted on June 03, 2008
The Inspector General's office charged with investigating whether political appointees at NASA colored press releases and other publications about climate change coming out of the agency has concluded that "that such activities occurred and were ?inconsistent? with the law that...

Ninth Circuit Denies Request To Release Names of Forest Services Employees Named in Official Report; Cites Privacy Interests

Posted on June 03, 2008
The Ninth Circuit has declined to order the Forest Service to release the names of agency employees who were involved in fighting a fire that killed members of the Service. The employees named in a report investigating the aftermath of...

Why Safe Harbors Matter: The Fallout From Field v. Google

Posted on June 03, 2008
Miquel Peguera, Columbia Law School and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has published "When the Cached Link is the Weakest Link: Search Engine Caches Under the DMCA." Here is the abstract. When crawling the net, search engines' robots make....

A French Court's Copyright Infringement Decision

Posted on June 03, 2008
Nicolas Jondet, University of Edinburgh, has published "The Silver Lining in Dailymotion's Copyright Cloud." Here is the abstract. Image Dailymotion, a French video-sharing website, recently received bad news on the judicial front. This summer, it was sentenced by a Paris...

Canadian Law Students File Privacy Complaint Against Facebook

Posted on June 02, 2008
Some University of Ottawa law students have filed a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, alleging that the social networking site Facebook violates the Canadian Personal Information and Protection Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) by collecting and sharing users' personal...

Prince Tries To Block Video of Creep Cover; Radiohead Tells YouTube to Repost Clip

Posted on June 02, 2008
There's a mini-Clash brewing between Prince and Radiohead. Prince covered Radiohead's song Creep at a recent performance, and a fan recorded it and uploaded it to YouTube. When Prince heard about it, he told the website to block access. But...

BBC Responds To Allegations of Sexism On Flagship News Broadcast

Posted on June 02, 2008
And is the BBC sexist? Some journalists have suggested that it is, based on a drop of the number of women reporters appearing on the 10 o'clock news. The BBC says the type of reporting dictates the journalists who report,...

What To Do About the BBC's Internet Services

Posted on June 02, 2008
Here's more on that review of the BBC's website, carried out by the BBC Trust.

Regulation, Creativity, and Advertising

Posted on June 02, 2008
Stephen Armstrong discusses the effects of regulation on advertising here in an article for the Guardian.

Clicking Through Life

Posted on May 31, 2008
Ok, some fun for a weekend. Stephen Dolan, currently at Trinity College, Dublin, has written software that lets us all play a game he's calling "Six Degrees of Wikipedia", inspired by the game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon." Mr. Dolan...

Second Circuit Affirms Lower Court in Doninger v. Niehoff

Posted on May 31, 2008
The Second Circuit has affirmed a lower court's decision to deny an injunction in the Doninger case, in which a teen posted a misleading and offensively worded message about the cancellation of a school event on her blog and was...

Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been?

Posted on May 31, 2008
On this day in 1957, playwright Arthur Miller was convicted of contempt of Congress for failing to answer certain questions before the House Un-American Activites Committee. The conviction was overturned on appeal. The BBC has this story. Mr. Miller died,...

BBC Falling Down As "Trusted Guide" To 'Net For Users

Posted on May 30, 2008
The BBC Trust is criticizing the BBC's website service, saying it has "failed to act" as a "trusted guide" to the Internet for users. "The trust's review of bbc.co.uk's service licence and remit, published today, has also called for a...

London's Mayor Complains About Photos Published Of His Children

Posted on May 30, 2008
Newly elected mayor of London Boris Johnson has complained to the Press Complaints Commission about photos published of his children, which he said invaded their privacy. The PCC indicated that it would investigate the incident, which involves the London Paper.

Max Mosley Files Defamation, Invasion of Privacy Suit Against News of the World

Posted on May 29, 2008
Max Mosley, a prominent figure in the world of Formula One racing, and head of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, is pursuing defamation and invasion of privacy claims in the French courts against News of the World, which has printed a...

Two British Broadcasters Create Industry Guide To Address Ongoing Problems

Posted on May 29, 2008
twIn an effort to deal with perceived deceptive practices within the industry, recurring fines, and viewer complaints, two British broadcasters have come up with a manual designed to guide producers through the "best editorial practices" as they put together their...

McCain's Position On Telecom Immunity

Posted on May 29, 2008
MSNBC.com notes that Presidential candidate John McCain may be altering his position on immunity for telecommunications providers in the warrantless surveillance program. According to a statement by Chuck Fish, one of Senator McCain's campaign attorneys, "There would need to be...

AFTRA, AMPTP Seem To Have Reached Agreement in Three Year Deal

Posted on May 28, 2008
AFTRA and AMPTP seem to have come to an agreement over various issues and will sign a three year agreement, ending the possibility of a long strike, such as the one that ensued after the Writers Guild could not reach...

ASA Rules Online Bingo Ad In Breach of Advertising Standards

Posted on May 28, 2008
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad by a bingo company, ruling that it "portray[s] and condon[es] gambling behaviour that [is] socially irresponsible and could lead to financial, social or emotional harm." The William Hill company's ad shows a...

House of Lords Committee To Report On Media Ownership

Posted on May 27, 2008
The House of Lords Committee set up to inquire into media ownership will release its findings after hours of inquiry, and Richard Wray of the Guardian wonders what it all means. Committee supporters believe that when the report is published...

Production Credits, Other Incentives Entice Filmmakers To Hawaii, Georgia

Posted on May 27, 2008
The Hollywood Reporter features the filmmaking industry in reports on two states, Hawaii and Georgia, noting that tax production credits and other other attractive incentives are luring movie projects to both in record numbers.

RIAA Pushes For More Administrative Accountability To Fight Piracy

Posted on May 26, 2008
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is pushing for more legislation on the state level to combat piracy. Lawyer Barry Robinson was in the Lone Star State this month to push for a bill that would make educational institutions...

District Court Denies Summary Judgment Motion in Media Case; Rules That New Jersey Law Applies

Posted on May 26, 2008
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied a summary judgment motion on a defamation claim for a media defendant in a case in which the plaintiffs alleged that the defendant broadcasters had sent reporters undercover with...

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