Media & Entertainment Law

My turn on Five Questions with Kevin O'Keefe

Posted on September 13, 2007
Kevin O'Keefe's blog did a piece today about my relaunching my blog, as I've come back after an extended break.  When I told Kevin that I was going to relaunch, he suggested a guest interview on his ongoing Five Questions feature.  I readily agreed and very much enjoyed working with Rob La Gatta on it...

My turn on Five Questions with Kevin O'Keefe

Posted on September 13, 2007
Kevin O'Keefe's blog did a piece today about my relaunching my blog, as I've come back after an extended break.  When I told Kevin that I was going to relaunch, he suggested a guest interview on his ongoing Five Questions feature.  I readily agreed and very much enjoyed working with Rob La Gatta on it...

Hello again and maybe we'll see you in Cambridge!

Posted on September 12, 2007
Hello again and happy fall. If you follow my blog you may have noticed that I took a hiatus that lasted through the summer. While I’ve enjoyed some time offline, now I’m really missing the blogging community and glad to be jumping back into the conversation...

Hello again and maybe we'll see you in Cambridge!

Posted on September 12, 2007
Hello again and happy fall. If you follow my blog you may have noticed that I took a hiatus that lasted through the summer. While I've enjoyed some time offline, now I'm really missing the blogging community and glad to be jumping back into the conversation...

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Yale hosts "Legally Female" conference March 31

Posted on March 26, 2007
Yale Law Women host a conference March 31 titled “Legally Female: What Does It Mean to Be Ms. JD?" where Ms. JD, a new weblog and online community for women in the legal profession will be introduced.  Here is the conference schedule...

SCU's Eric Goldman hosts Bay Area legal blogger event

Posted on March 25, 2007
Santa Clara University's High Tech Law Institute is sponsoring a get-together for Bay Area legal bloggers, and other kindred spirits who blog or are interested in blogging, this coming Wednesday night March 28 from 6-8pm at SCU:Says organizer/host Eric Goldman:  "Our goal is to get all of us together in a room to meet each other, socialize a bit, and discuss topics of common interest in a group discussion" -- potential discussion topics here...

Yale hosts "Legally Female" conference March 31

Posted on March 25, 2007
Yale Law Women host a conference March 31 titled 'Legally Female: What Does It Mean to Be Ms. JD?" where Ms. JD, a new weblog and online community for women in the legal profession will be introduced.  Here is the conference schedule...

SCU's Eric Goldman hosts Bay Area legal blogger event

Posted on March 25, 2007
Santa Clara University's High Tech Law Institute is sponsoring a get-together for Bay Area legal bloggers, and other kindred spirits who blog or are interested in blogging, this coming Wednesday night March 28 from 6-8pm at SCU: Says organizer/host Eric Goldman:  "Our goal is to get all of us together in a room to meet each other, socialize a bit, and discuss topics of common interest in a group discussion" -- potential discussion topics here...

XM + MP3 player infringement case proceeds

Posted on January 22, 2007
XM Satellite's motion to dismiss was denied last Friday in Atlantic v. XM Satellite, the copyright infringement case brought by record labels over the XM + MP3 player.   The ruling is here.XM Satellite sought to dismiss the case on the grounds that its MP3 player is exempt from infringement claims under Section 1008 of the Audio Home Recording Act, which provides:"No action may be brought under this title alleging infringement of copyright based on the manufacture, importation, or distribution of a digital audio recording device [DARD], a digital audio recording medium, … or based on the noncommercial use by a consumer of such a device or medium for making digital musical recordings or analog recordings...

XM + MP3 player infringement case proceeds

Posted on January 21, 2007
XM Satellite's motion to dismiss was denied last Friday in Atlantic v. XM Satellite, the copyright infringement case brought by record labels over the XM + MP3 player.   The ruling is here. XM Satellite sought to dismiss the case on the grounds that its MP3 player is exempt from infringement claims under Section 1008 of the Audio Home Recording Act, which provides: "No action may be brought under this title alleging infringement of copyright based on the manufacture, importation, or distribution of a digital audio recording device [DARD], a digital audio recording medium, … or based on the noncommercial use by a consumer of such a device or medium for making digital musical recordings or analog recordings...

Make Way for Duck Bites -- Roommates.com

Posted on December 31, 1969
Jumping in with a few thoughts on the 9th Circuit's Roommates.com decision, which came out last week -- some viewpoints include Eric Goldman, Michael Erdman, and Evan Brown.Roommates was sued for violating the fair housing laws, and it unsuccessfully argued that as an interactive computer service it was immune from liability for the content posted by its users, under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act...

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