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NLJ Can Print Name Of Agency Investigating Pom Wonderful, Reason For Investigation
From the Blog of Legal Times (BLT): a District of Columbia judge has lifted a restraining order against the National Law Journal she issued days before forbidding the paper to publish information concerning which agency is investigating juice maker POM
Media Law Prof Blog - Saturday, July 31, 2010
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iPhone “Jailbreaking” is Fair Use
Copyright Office reviews the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and issues opinions on how it should be interpreted. Copyright Office said that there was “no basis in copyright law to assist Apple in protecting its restrictive business model.&#. Every three years, the U.S. In releasing this opinion, the U.S. Image Source.
JetLawBlog - Saturday, July 31, 2010
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White House proposal would ease FBI access to records of Internet activity
The administration wants to add just four words -- "electronic communication transactional records" -- to a list of items that the law says the FBI may demand without a judge's approval. It'll be faster and easier to get the data," said Baker, who practices national security and surveillance law. Stewart A.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog - Thursday, July 29, 2010
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  • Ethical Issues and Communications On the Internet
    Hricik, Mercer University School of Law, has published "Communications and the Internet: Facebook, E-Mail, and Beyond." Ethical issues arise with the use of communicating over the Internet, whether by e-mail, social networking sites, or David C. Here is the abstract.
    Media Law Prof Blog - Monday, March 22, 2010
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  • RAM Copying - An Issue of More Than Transitory Duration
    4, 2008), the Second Circuit considered several important issues on the way to concluding that Cablevision's proposed operation of a remote digital video recorder (RS-DVR) system does not infringe the rights of reproduction and public performance of its program providers. The issue of the copyright status of such copying will doubtless recur.
    New Media and Technology Law - Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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  • Border Searches of Laptop Computers
    The Patriot Act was passed to obstruct terrorism but i have seen prosecutors bootstrap that law onto cases where there wasn’t even a breath uttered about terrorism. Tags: 4th Amendment Issues Constitutional Law Criminal Law It seems, however, that Congress is trying to better define the searches. Source ).
    Entertainment Law - Monday, September 22, 2008
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  • Think You Know Libel Law? Think Again
    A bedrock principle of libel law is that truth is an absolute defense. At issue in this case was an e-mail a Staples executive sent to some 1,500 employees about the termination of Alan Noonan, a Staples sales director. If what you say about someone is true, the person cannot win a libel case against you, even if you defame them.
    Media Law - Monday, February 16, 2009
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  • Force Majeure: an issue in the SAG/AMPTP negotiations
    One of the issues in the impasse between the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers  is the Force Majeure Clause. The article explains the current Force majeure clause, the issue between the parties and the consquences  of its application and enforcement. Tags: Entertainment law
    Gordon P. Firemark - Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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  • ISPs: The new police on the virtual streets…
    Some time ago, I wrote about the “Geek Squad&# from Best Buy acting as agents for law enforcement and monitoring the data on customers’ computers when they brought their machines in for servicing. Tags: 4th Amendment Issues Constitutional Law Evidence Criminal Law First Amendment According to MSNBC.
    Entertainment Law - Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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  • Loose Lips Sink Ships
    As a criminal defense attorney I am amazed at the number of people who find it compelling to talk to law enforcement about their cases with the hopes of them “dropping the charges.&# Law enforcement leads the general public to believe that they will not file or will drop the charges “if you just explain.”  WHAT?! Are you serious?
    Entertainment Law - Thursday, December 3, 2009
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  • CINEMA LAW: LEGAL ISSUES FOR DOCS?
    Beyond obvious things like releases from those who appear on camera, what other legal issues (short of defamatory issues) should I consider? [This blog entry originally appeared at MovieMaker.com.] Q: I am currently developing a documentary about life in a Section 8 apartment complex in our neighborhood.
    KWIKA Entertainment Law Blog - Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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  • How the RealDVD ruling could reshape copyright law
    By Eriq Gardner Hollywood studios got a huge win yesterday when Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction against the release of a technology produced by RealNetworks that lets consumers save copies of.
    THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog - Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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  • Entertainment Law Update Podcast Launching
    Launching April 20th, Entertainment Law Update is an audio podcast featuring Entertainment lawyers Gordon P. Each episode will feature a news roundup, discussion of recent case law, and an in-depth discussion on a legal issue, or other practical topic of interest to our listeners. Firemark and Tamera H. Bennett.
    Current Trends - Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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