Media & Entertainment Law

How Does It Feel
The "lipstick on a pig" remark was not offensive. At all. It's a common metaphor that has nothing to do with gender. It's so common that it's cliche, and thus should not have any power at all...

Food for Fines, April 21 - May 15
Got fines? Then clear out your fines and your conscience with our annual Food for Fines program. Between April 21 and May 15 we will waive your fines if you bring in an equivalent amount of non-perishable nutritious food...

"Journalist facing fines urges press to protect 1st Amendment"
"Journalist facing fines urges press to protect 1st Amendment": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "A former USA Today reporter facing fines for failing to reveal her sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks said Saturday that news organizations need to go on the offensive in the fight to protect the First Amendment...

Ofcom begins inquiry into mobile telephone charges
Ofcom, the communications regulator, has begun its first full-scale inquiry into the mobile phone industry in a move that could revolutionise charging for mobile calls.

GCap fine record £1.1m by Ofcom for phone-in scam
GCap, the commercial radio group behind Capital 95.8 and Classic FM, has been fined a record £1.1 million by Ofcom, the media regulator, for manipulating phone-in quizzes to stop prizes from being won too quickly.

BT and Ofcom
About 16 months ago, I heard Ed Richards of Ofcom speak at a CITI conference at Columbia, and blogged about it here. I remember thinking that Richards didn’t seem to think that highspeed access to the internet was all that important...

Language Requirements for Citizenship
Naturalization without an English language test

City of Fargo To Pay for Excessive Traffic Fines
City of Fargo To Pay for Excessive Traffic Fines

LCD Manufacturers
to Pay $585 Million in Price-Fixing Fines

Tollway I-Pass
alleging that users were sent erroneous fines

19 Washington Cities
Face Traffic Fines Class Action

City of Fargo Reaches Potential Settlement in Traffic Fines Class Action
City of Fargo Reaches Potential Settlement in Traffic Fines Class Action

Unsuitable Blood
FDA fines Red Cross $4.6 million for distributing tainted blood products.