Media & Entertainment Law

Social media policy generator at policytool.net
PolicyTool.net generates custom corporate social media policies based on the answers to a few questions.   It’s free to use. This tool is a collaboration between myself and rTraction - a web design, social media and marketing company....

The evolution of revolution
1-26-2009 Global: But who cares about it if it?s on a computer screen? What is the worth of new media? The question is as general as it is pertinent. Since the election of Barack Obama the answer is becoming clearer: increased free speech...

SOCIAL NETWORKING POLICIES
I am working on an article about social networking policies for organizations. Feel free to answers as few or as many of these questions as you like, and email your responses to me -- commonscold@alm...

Social Media and Law Blogs 101
Links to two of my recent articles written for lawyers: Law Blogs 101, The Idaho Law Report, January 19, 2010. Social Media Opens Up a Variety of New Professional Connections, The Advocate (Official Publication of the Idaho State Bar), vol...

Cross-ideological consensus on free speech
Michael Dorf summarizes his interesting recent talk on the development of cross-ideological consensus for broad protection of free speech. Pointing to last term, he argues that while three cases (Holder, Citizens United, and CLS) divided along predictable ideological lines, there was broad consensus in favor of the free-speech claimant in two other cases (Stevens and Doe v...

Social Media Legal issues and policies
On Wednesday November 10 I will discuss social media issues at a TechAlliance Breakfast Club event entitled Developing a Social Media Policy for your Business.  I’ll talk about: The legal traps of Social Media use...

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

Indianapolis
alleging the city's police are overly aggressive against the homeless in violation of the protection of free speech and unreasonable searches guaranteed in the US Constitution.

ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.

Free Speech
Canterbury agrees to pay $60,000 settlement in civil rights lawsuit.

Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and Social Security Administration
allegedly denied social security insurance to disabled and elderly immigrants.

Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits
Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits

Social Security Class Action Launched
to Reinstate Wrongfully Terminated Payments