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London Radio Station Apologizes For Statements About Popular Actor's Family

Posted on March 20, 2008
A London talk radio station has apologized for making suggestions that the family of a well-known actor suffering from Alzheimer's was taking advantage of him and not caring properly for him. The allegations came in the form of a letter...

Possible Shakeup At Press Complaints Commission After Express Apology To McCanns

Posted on March 20, 2008
The Guardian reports that Express editor Peter Hill, who sits on the Press Complaints Commission, may be booted from his post as a result of the apologies that the Express family of papers was forced to publish in the wake...

U.S. Denies Writer Permission To Enter Country

Posted on March 19, 2008
U. S. authorities have refused to allow Sebastian Horsley, author of "Dandy in the Underworld," permission to enter the country, which seems to have derailed his plans to promote his book in person here. According to the New York Times,...

Closely Watched Claims

Posted on March 19, 2008
Back in 2004, a Manhattan attorney named Ravi Batra thought that a November 2003 "Law and Order" episode, called "Floater," that featured a character named "Ravi Patel" hewed a little too closely to "ripped from the headlines" for his taste....

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New Jersey Moves To Investigate Ads On JuicyCampus Website

Posted on March 19, 2008
New Jersey has become the first state to investigate the website JuicyCampus.com for possible consumer fraud, suggesting that law enforcement may try to "get tough" with the gossip website in response to complaints about the hurtful or defamatory comments posted...

Julie Hilden on the Wikileaks Case

Posted on March 19, 2008
FindLaw's Julie Hilden publishes the second in a pair of columns on the Wikileaks flap here.

Website Apologizes, Pays Damages To British Actor Over Story

Posted on March 19, 2008
Website and newsletter Popbitch has admitted that its story about actor Max Beesley, "Maxed out - Beesley makes beeline for beauties," was untrue. In it, the website asserted that Mr. Beesley tried to recruit three women to have sex with...

Papers Run Apologies To McCanns Over Suggestions They Were Involved In Madeleine's Disappearance

Posted on March 19, 2008
Gerry and Kate McCann have won large damages (over a million dollars) and an apology from the Express Newspapers, which had suggested that they were involved in the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine from a Portugeuse vacation spot last year.....

University of Iowa Changes Its Mind On "Open Access" Policy For Theses, Dissertations

Posted on March 18, 2008
The University of Iowa has pulled the plug on an "open access" policy that would have made all theses and dissertations freely available via its Graduate Library. The Library planned to scan all the works and make them available through...

Second Circuit Affirms Lower Court Ruling of Bin Mahfoud Motion To Dismiss

Posted on March 18, 2008
In what is labeled a case of "libel tourism," the Second Circuit has affirmed a lower court's ruling that it lacks personal jurisdiction over defendant Khalid Salim Bin Mahfouz in the case of Ehrenfeld v. Bin Mahfoud. Mr. Bin Mahfoud...

Assessing When and Whether the Media Goes Too Far

Posted on March 18, 2008
Amy Gajda, University of Illinois College of Law, has published "Privacy, Ethics, and the News," as Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 07-19. Here is the abstract. In November 2006, a Texas prosecutor shot himself as police entered his home...

Commissioner Tate on the Grant of Cert in the "Fleeting Expletives" Case

Posted on March 18, 2008
Here's Commissioner Tate's statement on the Supreme Court's grant of cert in Fox v. FCC. I am pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court has granted the petition for certiorari filed by the Solicitor General. Protecting children from inappropriate programming continues...

Commissioner Copps On the Grant of Cert In the "Fleeting Expletives" Case

Posted on March 18, 2008
Here's Commissioner Copps's statement on the Supreme Court's grant of cert in Fox v. FCC. ?I?m pleased that the Supreme Court agreed to review the Fox decision. While the FCC has a statutory duty to enforce the indecency laws, I...

The CDA and the "Marketplace of Ideas"

Posted on March 18, 2008
Anthony Michael Ciolli has published "Chilling Effects: The Communications Decency Act and the Online Marketplace of Ideas." Here is the abstract. The popularization of the Internet has ensured that, for the first time in human history, speech is in a...

Eighth Circuit Affirms Video Game Decision; Blocks Enforcement of Minnesota Video Game Law

Posted on March 18, 2008
The U. S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's grant of a permanent injunction against "enforcement of section 325I.06 of the Minnesota code, which prohibits minors from purchasing or renting video games bearing a "Mature" or....

BBC Journalists Released

Posted on March 18, 2008
Those BBC journalists detained over the weekend by Irish law enforcement in a sweep of terrorism suspects have been released, according to a story published today in The Guardian. Roy Greenslade discusses reasons for their detention, and speculates that more...

Supreme Court To Hear "Fleeting Expletives" Case

Posted on March 17, 2008
The Supreme Court has granted cert in the Fox v. FCC (2d Circuit) case, decided last June. At issue is the FCC's "fleeting expletives" policy, which the Second Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, told the agency it would sideline until...

Federal Reporter's Shield Law Languishes

Posted on March 17, 2008
Hope Yen reports on the progress--or non-progress of that federal reporter's privilege legislation that started out so promisingly. Says Ms. Yen, "Out of nine high-profile cases since 2003 where journalists were ordered to reveal information, four might have turned out...

David Bauder On the Effects of the Web

Posted on March 17, 2008
David Bauder says the growth of the web is having unintended consequences on journalism. Read his comments here.

Introduction To a New Book on Copyright

Posted on March 17, 2008
Neil Netanel, UCLA School of Law, has published "Introduction: Copyright's Paradox," as part of his book "Copyright's Paradox" (Oxford University Press, 2008). The United States Supreme Court famously labeled copyright the engine of free expression because it provides a vital...

Virtual Worlds, Real Taxes

Posted on March 17, 2008
Steven S. Chung, Loyola Law School, Law Angeles School of Law, has published "Real Taxation of Virtual Commerce." Here is the abstract. In virtual worlds, people participate in fantasy adventures or socialize in a visually immersive online environment...

The McCanns and the Press

Posted on March 17, 2008
Edgar Forbes discusses the impact of Gerry and Madeline McCann's possible defamation lawsuit against the Daily Express here.

More On That Horrible Birthday Party in Bovey Tracey

Posted on March 17, 2008
According to The Guardian, Rebecca Brooks still may show the Beeb the red card after the announcement of her daughter Sarah's 18th birthday party went out over a BBC 1 radio show, even though Sarah actually advertised it on a...

BBC Journalists Held As Result of Anti-Terrorism Operation in Ireland

Posted on March 17, 2008
Four BBC journalists meeting with Real IRA leaders were detained in an anti-terrorism operation over the weekend in County Donegal, Ireland. The operation seems to have been related to Queen Elizabeth's visit to Northern Ireland this week, which includes stops...

Gatecrashers Trash Mansion After Hearing About Party On Radio Show

Posted on March 16, 2008
A Devon family is furious over damage caused by gate crashers after a BBC 1 Radio host gave out news of a party it was hosting. Mr. and Mrs. Reg Brooks had hired four bouncers to deal with any problems,...

Channel 4 Says It Will Show Fewer American Shows

Posted on March 15, 2008
In order to make a pitch for more public funding, Britain's Channel 4 says it will cut back on US shows like Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives.

Ritter Family Loses Lawsuit Against Physicians

Posted on March 15, 2008
A jury has found, 9-3, that two physicians who treated actor John Ritter were not negligent as his family alleged. In its verdict it decided that the cardiologist was not negligent for failing to find a torn aorta. Mr. Ritter...

Former Police Officers Sentenced in Murder of Ukrainian Journalist

Posted on March 15, 2008
Three former police officers have been found guilty and sentenced to prison for the murder of Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze, who was found dead in 2000. But suspicion remains that others involved in the crime may still be at large,...

Insurance Company Loses Lawsuit Against Robert De Niro

Posted on March 13, 2008
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, which insured the film Hide and Seek, has lost a lawsuit against the star of the film, Robert De Niro. The company alleged that Mr. De Niro withheld information that he had been diagnosed with cancer;...

ASA: Ad Campaign Goes Too Far--Likely To Be Offensive To Christians

Posted on March 13, 2008
The Advertising Standards Authority has nixed an ad campagin for Ghd for "beautiful hair" created by a Manchester advertising agency because it received 23 complaints that the ads were "offensive to the Christian faith." Jemella said they had not intended...

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