New Media and Technology Law

JANUARY 23, 2018

A Canadian appellate court ruled that a lower court had jurisdictional authority to issue a production order to craigslist based upon its virtual (but not physical) presence in British Columbia. companies already concerned about the territorial scope of the EU’s GDPR , they also have to address legal risks associated with jurisdiction by a virtual presence north of the border (and possibly other jurisdictions). .

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JetLawBlog

AUGUST 12, 2010

The district court granted Ubaldelli’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in 2008. By selling bags and other products in New York, Ubaldelli “purposely availed himself&# of the forum state, and personal jurisdiction is therefore appropriate.

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Media Law Prof Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Prescriptive and Jurisdictional Boundaries to the EU's 'Right to Be Forgotten.' Geert Van Calster, K. Leeven, has published Regulating the Internet. Here is the abstract. Discussion of a European Union (‘EU’) imposed so-called ‘right to be forgotten’ or RTBF

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Media Law Prof Blog

MARCH 20, 2013

Jonathan H. Adler, Case Western Reserve Law School, has published City of Arlington v. FCC: Questioning Agency Authority to Determine the Scope of Its Own Authority, in 7 Perspectives from FSF Scholars (No. 33) (November 2012). Here is the abstract

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Media Law Prof Blog

MARCH 30, 2016

Andrés Guadamuz, University of Sussex, is publishing The Monkey Selfie: Copyright Lessons for Originality in Photographs and Internet Jurisdiction in volume 5 of the Internet Policy Review (2016). Here is the abstract. In 2011, a macaque monkey used a camera

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JetLawBlog

APRIL 13, 2010

Thankfully for him, the fine lawyers at NBC paid attention in their Civil Procedure class, and have honed in on an issue that could dismiss the case entirely — subject matter jurisdiction. government, subject matter jurisdiction is still lacking.

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Media Law Prof Blog

JULY 19, 2010

Chris Reed, Queen Mary University of London School of Law, has published Think Global, Act Local: Extraterritoriality in Cyberspace. Here is the abstract. It is uncontroversial that states are entitled to apply their national laws to foreign cyberspace actors where

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Media Law Prof Blog

JUNE 26, 2012

Wasserman, Florida International University College of Law, has published A Jurisdictional Perspective on New York Times v. Howard M. Sullivan: An Essay in Honor of Martin Redish in volume 107 of the New York Times v. Sullivan, arguably the Supreme

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Film and Television Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2012

The issue being decided now is what jurisdiction should hear the federal lawsuits. Current Affairs federal jurisdiction Dish Network is in a dispute with almost all of the major television networks over Dish Network’s offering to consumers that allows them to skip commercials in television shows. The lawsuit is in its earliest stages.

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Film and Television Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2012

The issue being decided now is what jurisdiction should hear the federal lawsuits. Current Affairs federal jurisdiction Dish Network is in a dispute with almost all of the major television networks over Dish Network’s offering to consumers that allows them to skip commercials in television shows. The lawsuit is in its earliest stages.

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Media Law

JANUARY 13, 2011

A notable enhancement launched this week: Google Scholar added the ability to search court opinions and law journals by jurisdiction. Simply go to the advanced search page and, under “Collections&# at the bottom of the page, pick your jurisdiction. In fact, you can even “mix and match&# specific courts from across multiple jurisdictions.

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Media Law Prof Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Sarah Ludington, Campbell University School of Law, Duke University School of Law, has published Aiming at the Wrong Target: The 'Audience Targeting' Test for Personal Jurisdiction in Internet Defamation Cases, at 73 Ohio State Law Journal. Here is the abstract

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The Legal Satyricon

JULY 4, 2011

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) takes the position that if a website is located at a.com or a.net domain, then they have sufficient ties to the USA to make them fair game for U.S. prosecutors. source) To understand this position, you need to understand that every domain name has a [.]. domain names internet law

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Media Law Prof Blog

AUGUST 26, 2011

District Court for the District of Connecticut has granted a defendant's motion to dismiss in a "hot news" case, agreeing that it has no jurisdiction in the matter, based on lack of personal jurisdiction. The U. In West World

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Media Law Prof Blog

JANUARY 8, 2013

Graeme W. Austin, Victoria University of Wellington, has published The Two Faces of Fair Use at 25 New Zealand Universities Law Review 285 (2012). Here is the abstract. Responding to suggestions that the “fair use” defence in US copyright law

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Media Law Prof Blog

AUGUST 7, 2009

The Ninth Circuit has upheld a lower court judge's ruling holding that a San Diego law firm is subject to personal jurisdiction in the Northern District of California,based on purposeful availment in an Internet website plagiarism case. Another law firm

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Film and Television Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2012

  The issue being decided now is what jurisdiction should hear the federal lawsuits.  Dish Network is in a dispute with almost all of the major television networks over Dish Network’s offering to consumers that allows them to skip commercials in television shows.    The lawsuit is in its earliest stages. 

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The Legal Satyricon

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Civil Liberties cybersquatting First Amendment internet jurisdiction internet law law practice misc right of publicity cyberstalking free speech internetAn article about one of Marc Randazza’s most controversial and groundbreaking cases – a case involving the founder of a Neo-Nazi website Andrew Anglin – was published in the December issue of the Atlantic magazine.

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The Legal Satyricon

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Civil Liberties cybersquatting First Amendment internet jurisdiction internet law law practice misc right of publicity cyberstalking free speech internetAn article about one of Marc Randazza’s most controversial and groundbreaking cases – a case involving the founder of a Neo-Nazi website Andrew Anglin – was published in the December issue of the Atlantic magazine.

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Copyrights & Campaigns

MAY 21, 2009

And -- in nearly every circuit -- a copyright registration (or a refusal) is a jurisdictional pre-requisite for filing an infringement action. So if the Register's appointment doesn't really count, then the registrations she issues don't count, and the courts adjudicating ongoing copyright cases lack jurisdiction and must dismiss them all. Muchnick ) and may well resolve the question whether Section 411's registration requirement is indeed a matter of subject matter jurisdiction.

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Copyrights & Campaigns

MAY 27, 2009

The parties entered into a class action settlement, but the settlement was rejected by the Second Circuit, on the grounds that Article III courts lack jurisdiction to adjudicate claims involving unregistered works. To keep things sporting, the Court appointed Ohio State University law professor Deborah Jones Merritt to argue the other side, i.e. , that Section 411(a) is jurisdictional and the Second Circuit should be affirmed.

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The Legal Satyricon

DECEMBER 1, 2012

2257 Adult Entertainment Law ass hat culture feminism imbeciles internet jurisdiction internet law life obscenity piracy political correctness Section 230 Sexual PoliticsThe cool thing about Anonymous is that they may want less rules on the Internet than some would wish for. But, they also realize that there is a line. You cross it, you eat s**t. Take the legal issue out of it, and this is why Hunter Moore is a douchebag: Once upon a time, [.].

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The Legal Satyricon

APRIL 11, 2009

Thank God, that’s settled. Posted in misc.

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The Legal Satyricon

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

internet jurisdiction internet lawDeVoy In an opinion so bizarre it is only fitting to be released on Leap Day (February 29), the Seventh Circuit ruled on the appeal in U.S. Lucas today. The order is available here, and the case originated from my old stomping grounds, the Western District of Wisconsin. In the appeal, Lucas [.].

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2017

A Florida judge won't assert jurisdiction over Breitbart even if Steve Bannon is a resident. read more. THR, Esq. Business Business THR Online

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The Legal Satyricon

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

internet jurisdiction internet lawDeVoy In an opinion so bizarre it is only fitting to be released on Leap Day (February 29), the Seventh Circuit ruled on the appeal in U.S. Lucas today. The order is available here, and the case originated from my old stomping grounds, the Western District of Wisconsin. In the appeal, Lucas [.].

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

AUGUST 10, 2017

A federal judge remands the case to state court, rejecting HBO's argument that coal companies were fraudulently joined to escape diversity jurisdiction.

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The Legal Satyricon

AUGUST 20, 2010

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The Legal Satyricon

DECEMBER 16, 2011

anonymous speech censorship church and state Civil Liberties First Amendment internet jurisdiction law practice religionDeVoy Pundits were concerned earlier this year when the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland brought a criminal action against William Lawrence Cassidy. His alleged crime? Posting 8,000 harassing twitter messages about Alyce Zeoli, a buddhist leader in Maryland.

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

MAY 16, 2018

Chancellor Andre Bouchard is temporarily granting CBS' request for a restraining order to protect jurisdiction and make sure nothing new happens. read more. THR, Esq. Business Business THR Online

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KWIKA Entertainment Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

KWIKA represents renowned singer/songwriter Jackson Browne in a suit alleging that former Republican candidate for President John McCain, the Republican National Committee and the Ohio Republican Party infringed Mr. Browne’s copyright and trademark rights and violated Mr. Browne’s right of publicity by including Mr. Browne’s famous recording “Running On Empty” in a campaign commercial. One [.].

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New Media and Technology Law

DECEMBER 11, 2008

16, 2008), a Kentucky trial court ruled that Kentucky courts of general jurisdiction have subject matter and in rem jurisdiction over civil forfeiture proceedings seeking seizure of domain names through which illegal gambling was conducted in Kentucky. Network Solutions is participating, without submitting to the jurisdiction of the court. " One of the key issues in the case is whether the accessibility of a domain name is sufficient to establish jurisdiction.

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

The Federal Circuit rules that the ITC exceeded its jurisdiction by blocking the importation of digital files. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Tech Business THR Online

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

"It would be unreasonable as a matter of constitutional due process for this Court to exert jurisdiction over MMI or MailOnline in the State of Maryland," writes the judge.

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

JULY 13, 2016

Federal jurisdiction of a complaint brought by a former Stratton Oakmont exec is challenged. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Business THR Online

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Nick Denton''s company throws up a jurisdictional challenge to the lawsuit over the "Hateful Eight" leak. read more. The Business Movies THR Online THR, Esq. Business

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2016

The parties are asked to address issues of undue influence and jurisdiction. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Television Business THR Online

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Digital Media Law

DECEMBER 11, 2008

SAG eventually does a deal with the studios, will SAG and its smaller rival, AFTRA, peacefully share jurisdiction in new media? The issue is which union has jurisdiction over original programming made for new media. The AFTRA deal, which was ratified four months ago, has a provision that says “[i]t is understood and agreed that AFTRA shares jurisdiction” over such programs. In other words, SAG refuses to agree to shared jurisdiction, and the AMPTP is not pressing the point.

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THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog

JULY 1, 2015

A brief to the 4th Circuit argues the judge erred in asserting jurisdiction and interpreting whether Kim Dotcom was a fugitive. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Television Music Tech Business THR Online

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Media Law

MAY 10, 2018

million funding round to support development of new features and expansion into additional jurisdictions. When last we wrote about judicial analytics company Gavelytics on March 13, it was announcing a $3.2 Today, the first two of these new features roll out — a rulings database and an arbitrator archive. As I wrote when Gavelytics launched last […].

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