381 Articles match "Examples"

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• Leading by (Bad) Example - New York Times
  
  Leading by (Bad) Example - New York Times October 19, 2005 Leading by (Bad) Example Op-Ed Columnist By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Iraq News Agency) - A delegation of Iraqi judges and journalists abruptly left
  Communications And Entertainment Law Blog - Wednesday, October 19, 2005
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• Anti-Copyright-Bias Example of the Day
  
  From the LA Times tech blog 's daily "Around the Web" feature: -- The Recording Industry Assn. of America has broken up with MediaSentry , the company it hired to dig up dirt on file-sharers for lawsuits. WSJ Not "hired to collect evidence" or "hired to help prepare legal cases against" -- but "hired to dig up dirt."
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Monday, January 5, 2009
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• Hollywood Docket: Studios vs. merch; Sony vs. disabled gamer; UMG vs. Grooveshark
  
  For example, Warner Bros. Entertainment law news this morning: Call it a sign of the times: we're seeing Hollywood studios get more aggressive in cracking down on online shops selling DVDs and other trademark-infringing merchandise. has filed a lawsuit against... ...Tags: Tags: Hollywood Docke
  THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog - Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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• Video Game Speech and the Protection of Children
  
  Renee Newman Knake, Michigan State University College of Law, has published "From Research Conclusions to Real Change: Understanding the First Amendment’s (Non)Response to Negative Effects of Mass Media on Children by Looking to the Example of Violent Video Game Regulation
  Media Law Prof Blog - Friday, October 16, 2009
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• Founding Bloggers prevails over CNN as YouTube restores 'Tea Party' video critique
  
  Observers across the political and copyright spectrum have criticized CNN's takedown of the video, which incorporates 1 minute 20 seconds of CNN footage in order to criticize the interviewing tactics of reporter Susan Roesgen at an April 15 "Tea Party" protest in Chicago -- a paradigmatic example of a non-infringing fair use. The restoration of Founding Bloggers' video -- along with 3,000 comments -- comes a full 34 days after CNN sent its notice, and 28 days after Founding Bloggers disputed CNN's claim by submitting a DMCA counternotice. In a victory for political bloggers over abusive copyright claims, YouTube has re-posted a video produced by the conservative site Founding Bloggers that had been removed following an April 17 DMCA notice from CNN.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Thursday, May 21, 2009
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• Comic-Con: Costume Parade Reveals Twilight Backlash
  
  Basically, many comics fans are using Twilight as an example of the studio exploitation of The Con for marketing purposes. The annual Comic-Con costume parade last weekend revealed a sizable Twilight backlash. What really irked people was that many movie fans missed the panels in Hall H Thursday because the Twilight: New Moon fans staked out the line, forcing other less intensely dedicated folks to miss other panels.
  Thompson On Hollywood - Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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• Note to University of Tampa: copyright law does not require you to saw your students in fifths
  
  Slate had a pretty good " Explainer " on this last Super Bowl; here 's another example of the homestyle exemption in practice (actually, an example where a court found that the exemption did not apply). A bizarre story from the University of Tampa is making the rounds; apparently some RAs are telling their students that they may only have "3.4" people in a room watching the Super Bowl, lest they run afoul of the Copyright Act's prohibition on unlicensed public performances: During recent floor meetings, some RAs have been telling their residents that they will not allow
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Sunday, February 1, 2009
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• YouTube restores National Organization for Marriage video early, citing fair use
  
  The ad argues that gay marriage opponents are routinely subject to "intolerance" by supporters, and uses Lavandeira's "bitch" comment as a prime example. We have reviewed the content in question and determined that this appears to be an example of fair use under Section 107 of the Copyright Act. In what I believe is an unprecedented development, YouTube has conducted its own legal analysis of a National Organization for Marriage video that was subject to a DMCA takedown notice, and has re-posted the video prior to the expiration of the 10-14 business day counternotice window after determining that the inclusion of a 3-second clip of Perez Hilton calling Miss California USA Carrie Prejean a "dumb [beep]" was a non-infringing fair use. Up until now, I believe, YouTube has consistently taken the position that it would not conduct its own fair use analysis of videos subject
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Thursday, May 7, 2009
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• "Weird Al" Yankovic vs. Those Who Do Not Understand
  
  Using Yankovic as an example, many of his parodies are funny, but do not really comment on the original work (except to use the same music), such as his first professionally recorded song "My Bologna," a parody of "My Sharona" by the Knacks. According to a recent NPR story , James Blunt's record label, Atlantic Records has told "Weird Al" Yankovic that he cannot release a parody of Blunt's hit song, "You're Beautiful" called "You're Pitiful." Can a record label do this (since it owns the copyright to the music and lyrics)?
  Trademark, Copyright, and Entertainment Law Forum - Tuesday, July 4, 2006
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• Are Clickwrap Agreements with Minors Enforceable? The Fourth Circuit Won't Say, But the District Court Said Yes
  
  It could be argued, for example, that merely obtaining access to the content or services on a Web site is a benefit that bars a minor from later disclaiming the agreement on the grounds of infancy. In A.V. v. iParadigms, LLC , 2009 U.S.
  New Media and Technology Law - Thursday, April 30, 2009
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