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I constantly hear the refrain that government officials never intentionally violate the open meeting law. The article describes multiple, blatant violations, including locking the door to its meeting room to keep out a news reporter who had every legal right to be there. Tags: open meetings When they do violate the law, these people say, it is only because of an innocent mistake. MORE
The Federal Communications Commission is holding an Open Commission meeting April 21st in Washington D.C. MORE
Take a look at this graph and ask yourself how did this come to pass? Then ask yourself what would it take for a television network to get to the same position without manipulating the market and search fixing MORE
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting Friday, August 3, 2012. The meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TWC305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. Here is a link to the agenda MORE
Legaler’s platform allows lawyers to schedule, host and archive secure video meetings with multiple participants and screen sharing. It includes: Personal meeting room with link sharing. MORE
With regard to the many local meetings, roadshows, and social events ILTA sponsors in cities throughout the world, ILTA said it will make decisions on those closer to each activity’s date and based on guidance from local authorities. MORE
The FCC has posted the agenda for the May 15 Open Commission Meeting here MORE
Permissionless Innovation Meets The Real World. With models like these, what could possibly go wrong? Shortly before Google Glass launched, Jonathan Blum wrote a column on the product in his Digital Skeptic column on TheStreet.com–and he was the first columnist to predict the demise of Glass (“ The Digital Skeptic: Terms of Service Could Shatter Google Glass “). MORE
The same, it seems, can be said about public officials and the open meeting law, as two items in the news today illustrate. First is a story from the Worcester Telegram about the Dudley Board of Selectmen's decision to reprimand the town's fire chief for supposedly violating the open meeting law. Did he violate the law by holding a secret meeting? No, the selectmen claim he violated the law by being open about what happened at a meeting. Tags: open meetings MORE
The FCC by law is required to hold a monthly public meeting but, when the bulk of its employees are furloughed, it is difficult to meaningfully adhere to that obligation. The FCC announced earlier this week that it would go ahead with its January 30 meeting but, if the lapse in appropriations continues through January 29, it will conduct that meeting by conference call, rather than live as is routine. If the shutdown resolves before January 29, a live meeting will be held. MORE
In the Attacks on Raphael Warnock’s Preaching, One Old American Tradition Meets Another Julia Craven Dec 11, 2020 5:19 PM Raphael Warnock speaks at a campaign event on Tuesday in Atlanta. In the Attacks on Raphael Warnock’s Preaching, One Old American Tradition Meets Another MORE
"They wanted to have someone from Arnold’s actual team in the boardroom and I was very honored when I was asked to come on board as an advisor," says attorney Patrick Knapp Schwarzenegger. read more. THR, Esq. Television Television THR Online MORE
Ira Garr will represent the News Corp. chairman -- who is worth $11.2 billion -- in his divorce from third wife Wendi Deng. read more. The Business International Rupert Murdoch THR, Esq. News Corp. Wendi Deng Business MORE
The lawsuit centers on revenue from the Disney star's music. read more. THR, Esq. Music Television Music THR Online MORE
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler says rules reshaping access to TV programming will remain under consideration, but that the FCC needs to resolve technical and legal issues. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Tech Business THR Online MORE
By 5-4 Vote, Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Prayer Meetings in Homes “The court shifted direction in cases on Covid-related limits on religious services after Justice Amy Coney Barrett replaced Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. MORE
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE PROGRAM OF THE SECTION ON COMMUNICATION, MEDIA & INFORMATION LAW AALS 2020 ANNUAL MEETING The Section on Communication, Media & Information Law is pleased to announce a Call for Papers from which an additional presenter MORE
"Project Beetlejuice" — about which little is known — pays people to pick the best still images and videos from thousands of titles to help users figure out what to watch. Now, two of them are suing for overtime, paid vacation, health insurance and more. read more. THR, Esq. Television Television THR Weekly Magazine MORE
The FCC will hold an open Commission Meeting on November 14, 2013. The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Thursday, November 14, 2013. The meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. MORE
According to a post in Variety, there seems to be a rather large chunk of cash sitting at the digital music services. As Artist Rights Watch posted, Variety’s initial story read: The DSPs are holding some $1.5 billion in unmatched mechanical royalties. If the MMA passes, that money would be passed through to the MLC which would match it to the songwriters and publishers. MORE
Freed, but Not Yet Home: Nigeria’s Abducted Schoolboys Meet President "Capitalizing on a rare victory, the Nigerian government publicly displayed the more than 300 boys who had been released, and insisted it had not paid ransom. MORE
Pi Day – a multi-city international meeting of VFX artists – took place Thursday evening amid rising concern about the state of the industry. Normal. false. false. false. However, panelists also acknowledged the difficulty of achieving either goal. VFX vet Scott Ross and others outlined a plan that involves the formation of a VFX union for VFX artists and of a trade association for visual effects facilities, all aimed at addressing the troubled VFX business model. MORE
Goldieblox–meet Chucky Producers and songwriters should be aware that in the Temporary Autonomous Zone of Northern California (home of the class action award payoffs to the EFF, Berkman Center and other places where copyright haters thrive), the new new thing appears to be suing record producers and songwriters. Rick Rubin in particular. MORE
Hers is a timeline replete with strange coincidences, secret White House meetings, and missing chunks of resume, all held together by a common thread: Whenever Hesse is around, Google seems to benefit. Mr. Obama, meet Mr. Kafka, the author. Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested… ”And why am I under arrest?” ” he then asked. MORE
Below is the meeting agenda for the FCC's February 20th meeting. Commission Meeting Agenda A Public Notice of the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission News Media Information (202) 418-0500 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Internet: [link] ftp.fcc.gov. MORE
The FCC will hold an open commission meeting on June 18, 2015. Here's a link to the agenda MORE
The SAG National Board meeting began this morning at 9:00 a.m. The meeting is expected to be contentious. Also strange: I saw SAG President Alan Rosenberg entering the meeting at about 10:15, i.e., about an hour after it had started. I don’t know if he had been in already and left the meeting, but it looked like he was coming from the parking lot, which suggests he had just arrived. accompanied by light informational leafleting from pro and con sources. MORE
Man skipped in line allegedly beats McDonald’s manager with bat | www.wftv.com. Come for the workers’ compensation story, stay for the racist commentary. Seems like some guy has been reading the Consumerist too much and decided that the executive e-mail carpet bomb was insufficient. So, he registered his complaint with management with a baseball [.]. bigots Flori-duh MORE
Tamera Bennett will be visiting LA this weekend, so on Friday night, February 6, from 6pm-8pm, we are have a MEETUP at Caulfield’s bar in Beverly Hills (more info on the RSVP Page Here’s a short video invitation! link]. RSVP: [link]. Tamera Bennett will be visiting LA this weekend, so on Friday night, February 6, from 6pm-8pm, we are have a MEETUP at Caulfield''s bar in Beverly Hills (more info on the RSVP Page Here''s a short video invitation! link]. RSVP: [link]. MORE
By Eriq Gardner Roman Polanski has hired a new lawyer, Herve Temine. Contrary to some news reports, he's not Swiss. He's French. In fact, the private practice attorney is former president of the Association des Avocats Penalistes, the French equivalent. MORE
Read it in The Hollywood Reporter. -. Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out next month. Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Check out my residuals chart there too. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Forbes.com or Huffington Post articles. If you work in tech, check out my book How to Write LOIs and Term Sheets MORE
The FCC has published the tentative agenda for its March 17th open meeting. Among the items the FCC plans to discuss at this point: Improving the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts Consideration of Two National Security Matters (unidentified MORE
The court tentatively holds that "like race, being transgender is an immutable characteristic" and while being transgender may subject a person to contempt from a portion of the population it "will not validate those prejudices by legally recognizing them." read more. THR, Esq. Culture Home THR Online MORE
The FCC's November 30th meeting will begin at 10 a.m. instead of 10:30. More here MORE
By Eriq Gardner We're starting to get to know the man arrested yesterday for allegedly uploading an unfinished copy of Fox's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" to the web more than a month before its May 1 release. Accused pirate Gilberto Sanchez. MORE
By Matthew Belloni EXCLUSIVE: As the Walt Disney Co.'s s dumping sale of its Miramax specialty division slogs along as slowly as.well, as slowly as the average Miramax movie, we've been asked repeatedly which lawyers are repping the deal. Nobody's commenting, Tags: Corporate MORE
The annual meeting of the American Bar Association, which had been scheduled to take place July 29 to Aug. “The ABA will present our annual meeting this year with a fresh, new approach to our always informative and inspiring event that so many of us and our families look forward to.” MORE
I visited the SAG Town Hall meeting in LA tonight. After the meeting started, people continued to trickle in slowly; no one, so far as I could tell, was turned away. The meeting lasted about 3 hours, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. The next Town Hall meeting in LA will be at the Hollywood Renaissance hotel, next Wednesday, December 17. Here are some key takeaways: About 450-500 people attended, a capacity crowd at the venue (Harmony Gold theater). MORE
The Music Managers Forum is hosting a number of meetings in the US in the coming days: Blake Morgan attended the first MMF meeting in New York so we asked him some questions about how it went and what jewels of wisdom the assembled brain trust imparted to the audience. What was the purpose of the MMF meeting? Seriously, there was a repeated notion put forward at the meeting which was, “if only artists would ever step up.” Were artists invited to the meeting? MORE
The meeting will include a From the FCC The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting.on Thursday, June 9, 2011, which is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. MORE
SAG held a town hall meeting in NY last night to provide information re the TV/theatrical contract. SAGWatch infers, accurately I think, that most people have already voted and would have little reason to attend an informational meeting at this point. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, tells me that the MF folks (perhaps 15-20 people) were rowdy, booing people and apparently having their cell phones call en masse to disrupt the meeting. MORE
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Media Law Prof Blog
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
The FCC has published the tentative agenda for its March 17th open meeting. Among the items the FCC plans to discuss at this point: Improving the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts Consideration of Two National Security Matters (unidentified
Gordon P. Firemark
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
Tamera Bennett will be visiting LA this weekend, so on Friday night, February 6, from 6pm-8pm, we are have a MEETUP at Caulfield’s bar in Beverly Hills (more info on the RSVP Page Here’s a short video invitation! link]. RSVP: [link]. Tamera Bennett will be visiting LA this weekend, so on Friday night, February 6, from 6pm-8pm, we are have a MEETUP at Caulfield''s bar in Beverly Hills (more info on the RSVP Page Here''s a short video invitation! link]. RSVP: [link].
Media Law
APRIL 30, 2020
The annual meeting of the American Bar Association, which had been scheduled to take place July 29 to Aug. “The ABA will present our annual meeting this year with a fresh, new approach to our always informative and inspiring event that so many of us and our families look forward to.”
Music Technology Policy
AUGUST 4, 2016
Hers is a timeline replete with strange coincidences, secret White House meetings, and missing chunks of resume, all held together by a common thread: Whenever Hesse is around, Google seems to benefit. Mr. Obama, meet Mr. Kafka, the author. Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested… ”And why am I under arrest?” ” he then asked.
Digital Media Law
JANUARY 12, 2009
The SAG National Board meeting began this morning at 9:00 a.m. The meeting is expected to be contentious. Also strange: I saw SAG President Alan Rosenberg entering the meeting at about 10:15, i.e., about an hour after it had started. I don’t know if he had been in already and left the meeting, but it looked like he was coming from the parking lot, which suggests he had just arrived. accompanied by light informational leafleting from pro and con sources.
Digital Media Law
MARCH 16, 2013
Pi Day – a multi-city international meeting of VFX artists – took place Thursday evening amid rising concern about the state of the industry. Normal. false. false. false. However, panelists also acknowledged the difficulty of achieving either goal. VFX vet Scott Ross and others outlined a plan that involves the formation of a VFX union for VFX artists and of a trade association for visual effects facilities, all aimed at addressing the troubled VFX business model.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
JULY 8, 2020
Broadcast Law Blog
JANUARY 25, 2019
The FCC by law is required to hold a monthly public meeting but, when the bulk of its employees are furloughed, it is difficult to meaningfully adhere to that obligation. The FCC announced earlier this week that it would go ahead with its January 30 meeting but, if the lapse in appropriations continues through January 29, it will conduct that meeting by conference call, rather than live as is routine. If the shutdown resolves before January 29, a live meeting will be held.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
AUGUST 2, 2017
The lawsuit centers on revenue from the Disney star's music. read more. THR, Esq. Music Television Music THR Online
Music Technology Policy
JANUARY 19, 2015
Permissionless Innovation Meets The Real World. With models like these, what could possibly go wrong? Shortly before Google Glass launched, Jonathan Blum wrote a column on the product in his Digital Skeptic column on TheStreet.com–and he was the first columnist to predict the demise of Glass (“ The Digital Skeptic: Terms of Service Could Shatter Google Glass “).
Digital Media Law
OCTOBER 22, 2010
Read it in The Hollywood Reporter. -. Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out next month. Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Check out my residuals chart there too. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Forbes.com or Huffington Post articles. If you work in tech, check out my book How to Write LOIs and Term Sheets
Media Law
MARCH 4, 2020
With regard to the many local meetings, roadshows, and social events ILTA sponsors in cities throughout the world, ILTA said it will make decisions on those closer to each activity’s date and based on guidance from local authorities.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler says rules reshaping access to TV programming will remain under consideration, but that the FCC needs to resolve technical and legal issues. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Tech Business THR Online
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
AUGUST 30, 2017
The court tentatively holds that "like race, being transgender is an immutable characteristic" and while being transgender may subject a person to contempt from a portion of the population it "will not validate those prejudices by legally recognizing them." read more. THR, Esq. Culture Home THR Online
Media Law Prof Blog
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Below is the meeting agenda for the FCC's February 20th meeting. Commission Meeting Agenda A Public Notice of the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission News Media Information (202) 418-0500 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Internet: [link] ftp.fcc.gov.
Music Technology Policy
JULY 24, 2018
According to a post in Variety, there seems to be a rather large chunk of cash sitting at the digital music services. As Artist Rights Watch posted, Variety’s initial story read: The DSPs are holding some $1.5 billion in unmatched mechanical royalties. If the MMA passes, that money would be passed through to the MLC which would match it to the songwriters and publishers.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Freed, but Not Yet Home: Nigeria’s Abducted Schoolboys Meet President "Capitalizing on a rare victory, the Nigerian government publicly displayed the more than 300 boys who had been released, and insisted it had not paid ransom.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 2, 2017
"They wanted to have someone from Arnold’s actual team in the boardroom and I was very honored when I was asked to come on board as an advisor," says attorney Patrick Knapp Schwarzenegger. read more. THR, Esq. Television Television THR Online
The Legal Satyricon
APRIL 24, 2012
Man skipped in line allegedly beats McDonald’s manager with bat | www.wftv.com. Come for the workers’ compensation story, stay for the racist commentary. Seems like some guy has been reading the Consumerist too much and decided that the executive e-mail carpet bomb was insufficient. So, he registered his complaint with management with a baseball [.]. bigots Flori-duh
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
By Eriq Gardner Roman Polanski has hired a new lawyer, Herve Temine. Contrary to some news reports, he's not Swiss. He's French. In fact, the private practice attorney is former president of the Association des Avocats Penalistes, the French equivalent.
Media Law Prof Blog
JULY 27, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting Friday, August 3, 2012. The meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TWC305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. Here is a link to the agenda
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2020
In the Attacks on Raphael Warnock’s Preaching, One Old American Tradition Meets Another Julia Craven Dec 11, 2020 5:19 PM Raphael Warnock speaks at a campaign event on Tuesday in Atlanta. In the Attacks on Raphael Warnock’s Preaching, One Old American Tradition Meets Another
Music Technology Policy
NOVEMBER 24, 2013
Goldieblox–meet Chucky Producers and songwriters should be aware that in the Temporary Autonomous Zone of Northern California (home of the class action award payoffs to the EFF, Berkman Center and other places where copyright haters thrive), the new new thing appears to be suing record producers and songwriters. Rick Rubin in particular.
Media Law Prof Blog
JUNE 12, 2015
The FCC will hold an open commission meeting on June 18, 2015. Here's a link to the agenda
Media Law Prof Blog
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
The FCC's November 30th meeting will begin at 10 a.m. instead of 10:30. More here
Music Technology Policy
OCTOBER 7, 2015
The Music Managers Forum is hosting a number of meetings in the US in the coming days: Blake Morgan attended the first MMF meeting in New York so we asked him some questions about how it went and what jewels of wisdom the assembled brain trust imparted to the audience. What was the purpose of the MMF meeting? Seriously, there was a repeated notion put forward at the meeting which was, “if only artists would ever step up.” Were artists invited to the meeting?
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
JANUARY 6, 2021
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
APRIL 10, 2021
By 5-4 Vote, Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Prayer Meetings in Homes “The court shifted direction in cases on Covid-related limits on religious services after Justice Amy Coney Barrett replaced Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Media Law Prof Blog
MAY 9, 2014
The FCC has posted the agenda for the May 15 Open Commission Meeting here
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JUNE 15, 2016
"Project Beetlejuice" — about which little is known — pays people to pick the best still images and videos from thousands of titles to help users figure out what to watch. Now, two of them are suing for overtime, paid vacation, health insurance and more. read more. THR, Esq. Television Television THR Weekly Magazine
Music Technology Policy
JANUARY 3, 2014
Take a look at this graph and ask yourself how did this come to pass? Then ask yourself what would it take for a television network to get to the same position without manipulating the market and search fixing
Digital Media Law
JUNE 2, 2009
SAG held a town hall meeting in NY last night to provide information re the TV/theatrical contract. SAGWatch infers, accurately I think, that most people have already voted and would have little reason to attend an informational meeting at this point. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, tells me that the MF folks (perhaps 15-20 people) were rowdy, booing people and apparently having their cell phones call en masse to disrupt the meeting.
Media Law
JULY 30, 2009
The same, it seems, can be said about public officials and the open meeting law, as two items in the news today illustrate. First is a story from the Worcester Telegram about the Dudley Board of Selectmen's decision to reprimand the town's fire chief for supposedly violating the open meeting law. Did he violate the law by holding a secret meeting? No, the selectmen claim he violated the law by being open about what happened at a meeting. Tags: open meetings
Media Law Prof Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2013
The FCC will hold an open Commission Meeting on November 14, 2013. The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Thursday, November 14, 2013. The meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
APRIL 29, 2010
By Matthew Belloni EXCLUSIVE: As the Walt Disney Co.'s s dumping sale of its Miramax specialty division slogs along as slowly as.well, as slowly as the average Miramax movie, we've been asked repeatedly which lawyers are repping the deal. Nobody's commenting, Tags: Corporate
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JUNE 13, 2013
Ira Garr will represent the News Corp. chairman -- who is worth $11.2 billion -- in his divorce from third wife Wendi Deng. read more. The Business International Rupert Murdoch THR, Esq. News Corp. Wendi Deng Business
Media Law Prof Blog
JULY 8, 2019
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE PROGRAM OF THE SECTION ON COMMUNICATION, MEDIA & INFORMATION LAW AALS 2020 ANNUAL MEETING The Section on Communication, Media & Information Law is pleased to announce a Call for Papers from which an additional presenter
Digital Media Law
DECEMBER 9, 2008
I visited the SAG Town Hall meeting in LA tonight. After the meeting started, people continued to trickle in slowly; no one, so far as I could tell, was turned away. The meeting lasted about 3 hours, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. The next Town Hall meeting in LA will be at the Hollywood Renaissance hotel, next Wednesday, December 17. Here are some key takeaways: About 450-500 people attended, a capacity crowd at the venue (Harmony Gold theater).
Media Law
JULY 28, 2009
I constantly hear the refrain that government officials never intentionally violate the open meeting law. The article describes multiple, blatant violations, including locking the door to its meeting room to keep out a news reporter who had every legal right to be there. Tags: open meetings When they do violate the law, these people say, it is only because of an innocent mistake.
Media Law Prof Blog
APRIL 15, 2010
The Federal Communications Commission is holding an Open Commission meeting April 21st in Washington D.C.
Media Law Prof Blog
JUNE 3, 2011
The meeting will include a From the FCC The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting.on Thursday, June 9, 2011, which is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2009
By Eriq Gardner We're starting to get to know the man arrested yesterday for allegedly uploading an unfinished copy of Fox's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" to the web more than a month before its May 1 release. Accused pirate Gilberto Sanchez.
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