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[We’re thrilled to welcome David Poe to MTP!]. by David Poe. Spotify’s disastrous “dance like nobody’s paying” ad campaign has now been demolished in the national press, garnering negative coverage in Newsweek, Billboard, NME , Hypebot , and more. MORE
The FCC earlier last week posted on its Blog an article from the Chief of its Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau about state EAS plans , stressing how important these plans are to making sure that any emergency message conveyed through an EAS alert is properly transmitted to all who are supposed to receive it, so that it ultimately reaches the members of the public who should be aware of the emergency situation which triggered the alert. MORE
Editors note #1 – Over the last year, this blog has been reporting on Google’s apparent use of proxies in an attempt to intimidate members of the EU parliament into voting against the proposed EU Copyright Directive. The Copyright Directive requires social media platforms above a certain size to do more to counter copyright infringement […]. via Google Doxx: Google Funded Groups in 2017 Illegal Doxxing of FCC Chairman — The Trichordist. MORE
In 2016, Casetext , the legal research startup, introduced CARA , a tool that uses artificial intelligence to analyze users’ uploaded briefs and memoranda and find relevant cases the document missed. MORE
Christina Frohock, University of Miami School of Law, is publishing The Law as Uncopyrightable: Merging Idea and Expression Within the Eleventh Circuit’s Analysis of 'Law-Like' Writing, in volume 73 of the University of Miami Law Review (2019). Here is the MORE
The cover of the first magazine issue of MAD in 1955 bore these prophetic words: This magazine is vital for you to read and inside you will find an extremely important message from the editors. MORE
When the FCC initiated its most recent EEO audits , we mentioned that the Commission was planning a rulemaking to review the effectiveness of its EEO rules for broadcasting and multi-channel video operators. The FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to review these rules has now been released. MORE
Last Friday, I wrote here about the launch by Thomson Reuters of Quick Check , its version of a growing array of brief-analysis products that let lawyers upload a brief and discover relevant cases the brief missed. MORE
Two recent web scraping disputes highlight some important issues regarding whether a website owner may successfully allege a breach of contract action against a commercial party that has scraped website content contrary to “ clickwrap ” and “ browsewrap ” website terms of use. In Southwest Airlines Co. Roundpipe, LLC , No. 18-0033 (N.D. 22, 2019), a Texas district court declined to dismiss Southwest Airlines Co.’s MORE
From Benjamin Radford and the Center for Inquiry (CFI): a three part series on mass shootings, U.S. society, and the media. Part 1: How Common Are Mass Shootings? Part 2: Who Are Mass Shooters? Mass Shooter Demographics Part 3: Mass MORE
Three recent court decisions reaffirm the expansive immunity awarded to online providers that host third-party content under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”), 47 U.S.C. § 230(c): California’s Superior Court decision in Murphy v. Twitter, Inc. , CGC-19-573712 (Cal. Super. June 12, 2019), and the Northern District of California’s decisions Brittain v. Twitter, Inc. , 19-00114 (N.D. June 10, 2019), and Fyk v. Facebook, Inc. , 18-05159 (N.D. June 18, 2019). MORE
Thirty-six states have adopted the duty of technology competence for lawyers, and now Michigan is considering joining the list with proposed changes to its Rules of Professional Conduct. 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
Heartfelt thanks & congratulations to all creators on this acta2 blacklist for standing up for our rights. Jealous I’m not on it. Must try harder. ?? IvorsAcademy ? ? PRSforMusic ? ? PPLUK ? ? authorsocieties ? ? unisonrights ? link]. — Crispin Hunt (@crispinhunt) June 25, 2019. MORE
"By Jamelle Bouie July 15, 2019 "His racist idea of citizenship is an old one, brought back from the margins of American politics. If Donald Trump has a theory of anything, it is a theory of American citizenship. It’s simple. MORE
Spotify released one of their groovy ad campaigns last week. This time celebrating their freebie subscription campaign. You really do have to wonder where they find the people who come up with these things. Blake Morgan, David Lowery and David Poe all laid into Spotify with their own tweets. MORE
Annually since 2011, legal research company Fastcase has named the Fastcase 50 , an award that honors “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.” ” Today, Fastcase named its 2019 honorees, a list that includes practicing lawyers, legal academics, law librarians, corporate counsel, journalists, company executives, bar leaders, and government officials. Full disclosure: I was included on the inaugural 2011 list.]. MORE
The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at [link]. Here's what we talked about. Iancau v. Brunetti-SCOTU S. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The post Special Episode: Iancu v. Brunetti (USSC deals with FUCT trademark) originally appeared on Entertainment Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark. MORE
ICYMI: Data Protection and Privacy: The Internet of Bodies (Ronald Leenes, Rosamunde van Brakel, Serge Gutwirth, and Paul De Hert, eds., Hart Publishing, 2018). Here from the publisher's website is a description of the book's contents. The subjects of Privacy MORE
"For the last couple of weeks, the House Democratic leadership has been locked in an escalating battle with four left-wing freshmen congresswomen known as “the squad”: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib. MORE
In a very important proceeding we summarized here , the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is reviewing the antitrust consent decrees that govern ASCAP and BMI – the decrees that require that these performing rights organizations treat similarly situated licensees (and artists) in the same way and which allow a Court to review the reasonableness of the rates that ASCAP and BMI propose. MORE
AffiniPay , the Austin, Texas, payment processing company that operates LawPay , which is among the most popular online payment tools for legal professionals, is announcing today that it has named a new chief executive officer. MORE
A survey of earnings of solo and small-firm attorneys in the United States finds that the average attorney’s compensation dropped last year, while a wide gender gap persists. MORE
A unique collaboration between two law schools and a private company has produced a tool designed to help low-income tenants avoid eviction and seek redress for unsafe living conditions. MORE
We have written several articles (see our articles here and here ) about the regulation of CBD and the risks inherent in the broadcast of advertisements for these products. CBD is in a legal limbo, as the Farm Act of 2018 took hemp products with less than.3% THC off the list of prohibited drugs on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, but the production of these products is still subject to rules that have not yet been written by the USDA. MORE
The FCC at its open meeting last week took two actions important to TV broadcasters – modifying its children’s television rules and changing the process by which TV stations give notice to MVPDs of their must carry or retransmission consent elections. On the children’s television rules, the FCC largely adopted the proposals in their draft order, which we summarized here. MORE
From the New York Times: The Chicago Defender ceases print publication today. It will continue its digital edition. Notes the Times, "Decade by decade, the newspaper told the story of black life in America. It took note of births and MORE
LexBlog today is rolling out a major enhancement of its publishing platform that should mean its customers’ blogs will load significantly faster on mobile devices, rank higher in search results, and display better on certain social media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn. MORE
Lindsey Graham: “I Don’t Care” if Migrants “Stay in These Facilities for 400 Days MORE
Music Technology Policy
JULY 15, 2019
[We’re thrilled to welcome David Poe to MTP!]. by David Poe. Spotify’s disastrous “dance like nobody’s paying” ad campaign has now been demolished in the national press, garnering negative coverage in Newsweek, Billboard, NME , Hypebot , and more.
Media Law
JULY 12, 2019
In 2016, Casetext , the legal research startup, introduced CARA , a tool that uses artificial intelligence to analyze users’ uploaded briefs and memoranda and find relevant cases the document missed.
Gordon P. Firemark
JUNE 29, 2019
The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at [link]. Here's what we talked about. Iancau v. Brunetti-SCOTU S. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The post Special Episode: Iancu v. Brunetti (USSC deals with FUCT trademark) originally appeared on Entertainment Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark.
Media Law Prof Blog
JULY 2, 2019
Christina Frohock, University of Miami School of Law, is publishing The Law as Uncopyrightable: Merging Idea and Expression Within the Eleventh Circuit’s Analysis of 'Law-Like' Writing, in volume 73 of the University of Miami Law Review (2019). Here is the
Media Law
JULY 3, 2019
A survey of earnings of solo and small-firm attorneys in the United States finds that the average attorney’s compensation dropped last year, while a wide gender gap persists.
Music Technology Policy
JULY 14, 2019
Spotify released one of their groovy ad campaigns last week. This time celebrating their freebie subscription campaign. You really do have to wonder where they find the people who come up with these things. Blake Morgan, David Lowery and David Poe all laid into Spotify with their own tweets.
Entertainment and Media Law brings together the best content for Entertainment and Media Law professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Media Law Prof Blog
JULY 2, 2019
From Benjamin Radford and the Center for Inquiry (CFI): a three part series on mass shootings, U.S. society, and the media. Part 1: How Common Are Mass Shootings? Part 2: Who Are Mass Shooters? Mass Shooter Demographics Part 3: Mass
Media Law
JUNE 25, 2019
AffiniPay , the Austin, Texas, payment processing company that operates LawPay , which is among the most popular online payment tools for legal professionals, is announcing today that it has named a new chief executive officer.
Music Technology Policy
JULY 6, 2019
The cover of the first magazine issue of MAD in 1955 bore these prophetic words: This magazine is vital for you to read and inside you will find an extremely important message from the editors.
New Media and Technology Law
JULY 9, 2019
Two recent web scraping disputes highlight some important issues regarding whether a website owner may successfully allege a breach of contract action against a commercial party that has scraped website content contrary to “ clickwrap ” and “ browsewrap ” website terms of use. In Southwest Airlines Co. Roundpipe, LLC , No. 18-0033 (N.D. 22, 2019), a Texas district court declined to dismiss Southwest Airlines Co.’s
Media Law Prof Blog
JULY 10, 2019
From the New York Times: The Chicago Defender ceases print publication today. It will continue its digital edition. Notes the Times, "Decade by decade, the newspaper told the story of black life in America. It took note of births and
Media Law
JULY 9, 2019
Thirty-six states have adopted the duty of technology competence for lawyers, and now Michigan is considering joining the list with proposed changes to its Rules of Professional Conduct.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
JULY 15, 2019
July political cartoons from the USA TODAY network
Music Technology Policy
JULY 7, 2019
Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 15, 2019
The FCC at its open meeting last week took two actions important to TV broadcasters – modifying its children’s television rules and changing the process by which TV stations give notice to MVPDs of their must carry or retransmission consent elections. On the children’s television rules, the FCC largely adopted the proposals in their draft order, which we summarized here.
Media Law Prof Blog
JULY 2, 2019
Jason John Bosland, University of Melbourne, Centre for Media and Communications Law, is publishing Restraining 'Extraneous' Prejudicial Publicity: Victoria and New South Wales Compared in volume 41 of the University of New South Wales Law Journal (2018). Here is the
Media Law
JUNE 26, 2019
A unique collaboration between two law schools and a private company has produced a tool designed to help low-income tenants avoid eviction and seek redress for unsafe living conditions.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
JULY 15, 2019
Music Technology Policy
JUNE 28, 2019
Heartfelt thanks & congratulations to all creators on this acta2 blacklist for standing up for our rights. Jealous I’m not on it. Must try harder. ?? IvorsAcademy ? ? PRSforMusic ? ? PPLUK ? ? authorsocieties ? ? unisonrights ? link]. — Crispin Hunt (@crispinhunt) June 25, 2019.
Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 9, 2019
In a very important proceeding we summarized here , the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is reviewing the antitrust consent decrees that govern ASCAP and BMI – the decrees that require that these performing rights organizations treat similarly situated licensees (and artists) in the same way and which allow a Court to review the reasonableness of the rates that ASCAP and BMI propose.
Media Law Prof Blog
JULY 1, 2019
ICYMI: Data Protection and Privacy: The Internet of Bodies (Ronald Leenes, Rosamunde van Brakel, Serge Gutwirth, and Paul De Hert, eds., Hart Publishing, 2018). Here from the publisher's website is a description of the book's contents. The subjects of Privacy
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
JULY 15, 2019
"For the last couple of weeks, the House Democratic leadership has been locked in an escalating battle with four left-wing freshmen congresswomen known as “the squad”: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib.
Music Technology Policy
JULY 13, 2019
Editors note #1 – Over the last year, this blog has been reporting on Google’s apparent use of proxies in an attempt to intimidate members of the EU parliament into voting against the proposed EU Copyright Directive. The Copyright Directive requires social media platforms above a certain size to do more to counter copyright infringement […]. via Google Doxx: Google Funded Groups in 2017 Illegal Doxxing of FCC Chairman — The Trichordist.
Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 2, 2019
We have written several articles (see our articles here and here ) about the regulation of CBD and the risks inherent in the broadcast of advertisements for these products. CBD is in a legal limbo, as the Farm Act of 2018 took hemp products with less than.3% THC off the list of prohibited drugs on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, but the production of these products is still subject to rules that have not yet been written by the USDA.
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
Media Law
JULY 8, 2019
LexBlog today is rolling out a major enhancement of its publishing platform that should mean its customers’ blogs will load significantly faster on mobile devices, rank higher in search results, and display better on certain social media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
JULY 15, 2019
New Media and Technology Law
JULY 1, 2019
Three recent court decisions reaffirm the expansive immunity awarded to online providers that host third-party content under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”), 47 U.S.C. § 230(c): California’s Superior Court decision in Murphy v. Twitter, Inc. , CGC-19-573712 (Cal. Super. June 12, 2019), and the Northern District of California’s decisions Brittain v. Twitter, Inc. , 19-00114 (N.D. June 10, 2019), and Fyk v. Facebook, Inc. , 18-05159 (N.D. June 18, 2019).
Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 1, 2019
When the FCC initiated its most recent EEO audits , we mentioned that the Commission was planning a rulemaking to review the effectiveness of its EEO rules for broadcasting and multi-channel video operators. The FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to review these rules has now been released.
Media Law
JULY 10, 2019
Annually since 2011, legal research company Fastcase has named the Fastcase 50 , an award that honors “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.” ” Today, Fastcase named its 2019 honorees, a list that includes practicing lawyers, legal academics, law librarians, corporate counsel, journalists, company executives, bar leaders, and government officials. Full disclosure: I was included on the inaugural 2011 list.].
Media Law
JULY 16, 2019
By any measure, the London-based legal AI startup Luminance has had spectacular success.
Media Law
JULY 16, 2019
Last Friday, I wrote here about the launch by Thomson Reuters of Quick Check , its version of a growing array of brief-analysis products that let lawyers upload a brief and discover relevant cases the brief missed.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
JULY 15, 2019
"By Jamelle Bouie July 15, 2019 "His racist idea of citizenship is an old one, brought back from the margins of American politics. If Donald Trump has a theory of anything, it is a theory of American citizenship. It’s simple.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
JULY 15, 2019
Lindsey Graham: “I Don’t Care” if Migrants “Stay in These Facilities for 400 Days
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