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Proposed Broadcast Performance Royalty Back in the News - Where is It Going?
The article about the broadcast performance royalty mentions that one of the difficulties in assessing the impact of the proposed royalty is that no one knows how much it will be, as it would be set by the Copyright Royalty Judges on the CRB. In one more indication that the Broadcast Performance Royalty (or " performance tax " as opponents of the legislation call it) is not dead yet is an article in yesterday's New York Times reviewing the issues at stake in the proceeding. What was perhaps most interesting about that article was the fact that it appeared only one
Broadcast Law Blog
- Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Judging the Judges
Margaret Tarkington, Brigham Young University Law School, has published "A Free Speech Right to Impugn Judicial Integrity in Court Proceedings," forthcoming in Boston College Law Review. Here is the abstract. Throughout the United States, state and federal courts discipline an
Media Law Prof Blog
- Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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Judge: Ringtones aren't public performances
By Eriq Gardner Weren't cellphone ringtones supposed to rescue the music industry? Consumers seemed willing to pay $3 or higher for a 15-second snippet of a song when, amazingly, it only cost 99 cents to purchase the full-length version on...
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Judge blocks Sublime bandmembers from using name
By Matthew Belloni A Los Angeles judge has shut down an effort by former bandmembers of Sublime to perform under the name. The preliminary injunction was issued today in a trademark lawsuit brought by the estate of the 90’s ska-punk...
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Judge Reprimanded for Letters to Publisher
The judge who sent threatening letters to the publisher of The Boston Herald received a public reprimand today from the Supreme Judicial Court. The SJC concluded that Superior Court Judge Ernest B. From today's opinion: It is beyond serious dispute that the letters sent by Judge Murphy do not promote public confidence in the judiciary. Murphy violated standards of judicial ethics when he wrote two letters to Herald Publisher Patrick J. Purcell on official court letterhead demanding payment of a more than $2 million libel award.
Media Law
- Thursday, December 18, 2008
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Judge Sotomayor on the 'fact/expression dichotomy' and fair use: good news for copyright owners
Thanks to THR, Esq. , I am reminded that Judge Sonia Sotomayor wrote at least one significant copyright opinion while on the District Court. Judge Sotomayor's opinion addressed the parties' cross motions for summary judgment on the copyright and unfair competition claims, which she said "r aise a variety of difficult and interesting questions concerning the proper scope of copyright protection as it extends to popular television programming ." And, while we shouldn't draw too many conclusions from just one decision, after re-reading her opinion in Castle Rock Entertainment v.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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CDA Section 230: The Law That Judges Love to Hate Takes a Hit
Many attempts have been made to plead around the immunity provided to interactive computer services under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and only a very few such attempts have succeeded. Here's one that has succeeded at least to the point of getting a remand back to the district court. The appeals court concluded that the victim of the "incedent" false profiles posted
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An Analysis of Judge Easterbrook's Thinking on Copyright
In this essay prepared in celebration of Judge Frank Easterbrook’s 25th year on th Randal C. Picker, University of Chicago Law School, has published "Easterbrook on Copyright," in volume 77 University of Chicago Law Review (2010). Here is the abstract.
Media Law Prof Blog
- Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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Judge to rule on injunction against Chris Rock movie
By Eriq Gardner Federal District Court Judge Dale Fischer will hear a motion Monday on whether to block the nationwide release of Chris Rock's "Good Hair." Plaintiff Regina Kimbell alleges in her $5 million copyright lawsuit that Rock copied substantial...
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Judge allows Patty Duke theater dispute to go to trial
By Eriq Gardner A New York district court has given former child star Patty Duke some reprieve from hard times, refusing to dismiss a lawsuit against three theatrical production companies who pulled an offer for her to play former Israeli...
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New Jersey Judge Rules Blogger Cannot Claim Protection of Shield Law
In a case of first impression, a New Jersey judge has held that a blogger cannot claim the protection of New Jersey's shield law. Too Much Media Corp., a software company that produces a software product of interest to th
Media Law Prof Blog
- Friday, July 10, 2009
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