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The Volokh Conspiracy

By Eugene Volokh, Dale Carpenter, David Kopel, David Bernstein, David Post, Erik Jaffe, Ilya Somin, Jim Lindgren, Jonathan Adler, Kevan Choset, Orin Kerr, Randy Barnett, Russell Korobkin, Sasha Volokh, Stuart Benjamin, Todd Zywicki & Tyler Cowen.

http://volokh.com

Nov 28
If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying

If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying

(Orin Kerr) Our Constitution is not alone the working plan of a great Federation of States under representative government. There is embedded in it also the vital principles of the American system of liberty. That system is based upon certain…
Nov 28
New Book on Secession

New Book on Secession

(Eugene Kontorovich) The Right to Self-determination Under International Law “Selfistans,” Secession, and the Rule of the Great Powers, by Milena Sterio of Cleveland-Marshall (another piracy scholar, to boot). Looks interesting. Probably…
Nov 27
Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve

Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve

(Jonathan H. Adler) Stewart Baker’s “Sex Secrets of the Security Line” (aka “50 Shades of TSA”) seems to have touched a nerve out there.

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Discourse.net

By University of Miami law professor Michael Froomkin. Covers civil liberties, the Internet, Guantanamo, Iraq attrocities, politics and more.

http://www.discourse.net/

May 24
A Georgian Grandmother’s Take on the TSA

A Georgian Grandmother’s Take on the TSA

A student I know writes, My grandmother and I have a unique relationship. We talk about the usual family gossip, but we really get into it when we talk about politics. Why is this unique? Because my grandmother is in … Continue reading…
May 20
Crawford on Telco Monopolie

Crawford on Telco Monopolie

Nice profile of Susan Crawford, highlighting her campaign against telco internet monopolies, by David Carr in today’s NYT. A taste of Telecom’s Big Players Hold Back the Future: Susan Crawford, a professor at [Cardozo School of…
May 17
EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again

EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again

EFF Will Accept Bitcoins to Support Digital Liberty. This follows a 2-year moratorium. One key difference from past practice: EFF will liquidate any Bitcoins it receives as soon as it gets them. EFF’s announcement pointed me to this…

Rank this Week: 60

Media Law Prof Blog

By Louisiana State University Law Professor Christine A. Corcos.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/media_law_prof_blog/

May 23
DC Circuit Rules That CIA May Refuse To Release Bin Laden Photo

DC Circuit Rules That CIA May Refuse To Release Bin Laden Photo

The US Appeals Court for the DC Circuit has ruled per curiam that the CIA may refuse to release post mortem photographs of Osama bin Laden which the agency classified as top secret. A group called Judicial Watch filed a...
May 23
Joe Francis Apologizes For Rant Against Jury Member

Joe Francis Apologizes For Rant Against Jury Member

Joe Francis, famous for his "Girls Gone Wild" empire, has apologized for an "appalling" Hollywood Reporter interview in which he repeatedly insulted members of the jury which convicted him of false imprisonment and…
May 23
EU Parliament, Member States Want "Culture Exception" in Upcoming EU/US Trade Talk

EU Parliament, Member States Want "Culture Exception" in Upcoming EU/US Trade Talk

The EU Parliament has indicated it wants the area of culture exempted from upcoming trade talks with the United States. France, an EU member states, agrees, and is vocal about backing a cultural exception for French films, for example.…

Rank this Week: 61

Freedom To Differ

A blog that speaks freely about legal and policy issues facing the media and the internet. By Peter Black.

http://www.freedomtodiffer.com/freedom_to_differ/

May 9
Best Australian law schools according to the QS World University Ranking

Best Australian law schools according to the QS World University Ranking

The QS World University Rankings 2013 for Law have been released. The QS World University Rankings is one of the few international rankings that also provide subject rankings, including for law. While these rankings are always somewhat…
Apr 14
Daily Twitter Links for Thursday to Sunday 11-14 April 2013

Daily Twitter Links for Thursday to Sunday 11-14 April 2013

The most-read link I tweeted today was: a great read about a gmail account that had been ignored for 9 years: "Eighteen and Abandoned" http://pjblack.me/YMgGvt These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "Gillard to…
Apr 10
Daily Twitter Links for Wednesday 10 April 2013

Daily Twitter Links for Wednesday 10 April 2013

The most-read link I tweeted today was: a good, balanced piece on the NBN from @stilgherrian: "Broadband battle: hard numbers, ideology and gut feel" http://pjblack.me/Yi8TpU #auspol These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about…

Rank this Week: 95

Technology & Marketing Law…

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Covers Internet, technology and online marketing legal issues. Published by Santa Clara University School of Law Professor Eric Goldman.

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/

May 24
Court Denies Restraining Order Against Ex-Boyfriend Who Threatened to Post Revenge Porn -- EC v. CBT

Court Denies Restraining Order Against Ex-Boyfriend Who Threatened to Post Revenge Porn -- EC v. CBT

[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] E.C. v. C.B.T., SR., A-1185-12T2 (N.J. Ct. App. May 6, 2013) Plaintiff and defendant lived together...
May 23
Talk on Designing Optimal Safe Harbors and Immunitie

Talk on Designing Optimal Safe Harbors and Immunitie

By Eric Goldman Recently, I posted a Forbes article entitled "Designing Optimal Safe Harbors and immunities." Based on the feedback...
May 21
Google Crushes Home Decor Center’s Trademark Challenge to AdWord

Google Crushes Home Decor Center’s Trademark Challenge to AdWord

By Eric Goldman Home Decor Center, Inc. v. Google, Inc., 2:12-cv-05706-GW-SH (C.D. Cal. May 9, 2013) Home Decor Center sued...

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Recording Industry vs The People

Covers the RIAA's lawsuits of against ordinary working people.

http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/

May 24
No multiple statutory damage award for single infringed work ~ Agence France Presse v Morel

No multiple statutory damage award for single infringed work ~ Agence France Presse v Morel

In Agence France Presse v. Morel, a copyright case pending in Manhattan, Judge Alison Nathan clarified that there can be no more than a single statutory damages award per infringed work. Memorandum and order dated May 21, 2013, Hon. Alison J.…
May 17
Magistrate judge recommends severance, dismissal, and quashing of subpoenas in Elf-man v Does 1-57 in Oregon

Magistrate judge recommends severance, dismissal, and quashing of subpoenas in Elf-man v Does 1-57 in Oregon

In Elf-man v. Does 1-57, and several other cases brought by Elf-man, LLC, in Oregon, the Magistrate Judge has recommended that the cases be severed and dismissed as to all Does other than Doe #1, and that the subpoenas as to those parties be…
May 17
Severance, dismissal, and quashing of subpoenas granted in Oregon in Voltage Pictures v Does 1-198

Severance, dismissal, and quashing of subpoenas granted in Oregon in Voltage Pictures v Does 1-198

In Voltage Pictures v. Does 1-198, and certain companion cases, the District Court of Oregon has severed and dismissed, and quashed the subpoenas, as to all Does other than Doe #1, both on the ground that allegations of being in a BitTorrent…

Rank this Week: 101

MediaBerkman

Harvard Law School Berkman Center for Internet & Society Podcast.

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediaberkman

May 14
Timothy H. Edgar on Addressing Cyber Conflict While Protecting Privacy and Internet Freedom

Timothy H. Edgar on Addressing Cyber Conflict While Protecting Privacy and Internet Freedom

What does talk of cyber war mean for our liberties? The United States has a new military command for cyberspace, with the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) as its commander. At the same time, the Secretary of State has announced…
May 14
Timothy H. Edgar on Addressing Cyber Conflict While Protecting Privacy and Internet Freedom [AUDIO]

Timothy H. Edgar on Addressing Cyber Conflict While Protecting Privacy and Internet Freedom [AUDIO]

What does talk of cyber war mean for our liberties? The United States has a new military command for cyberspace, with the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) as its commander. At the same time, the Secretary of State has announced…
May 7
Justin Reich on Personalized Learning, Backpacks Full of Cash, Rockstar Teachers, and MOOC Madne

Justin Reich on Personalized Learning, Backpacks Full of Cash, Rockstar Teachers, and MOOC Madne

For decades, policymakers and futurists have heralded digital tools as essential to the the future of learning. Has the moment of disruptive transformational revolution finally arrived? If we are at a watershed moment, what futures are…

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Inforrm's Blog

Discusses issues of media law and responsibility with a special focus on libel and privacy law and the balance between the two.

http://inforrm.wordpress.com

May 24
Hackgate – The Met – Red Flags And Red Top

Hackgate – The Met – Red Flags And Red Top

Looking back at the early ‘red flags’ of corruption and the tabloids is instructive. This post will look at warning signs at the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS or MET) in the period, roughly 2000-2005. It’s a convenient…
May 24
Case Law: McAlpine v Bercow (No.2), Sally Bercow’s tweet was defamatory – Hugh Tomlinson QC

Case Law: McAlpine v Bercow (No.2), Sally Bercow’s tweet was defamatory – Hugh Tomlinson QC

In a judgment handed down today ([2013] EWHC 1342 (QB)) Mr Justice Tugendhat has ruled that a tweet sent by Sally Bercow bore the “natural and ordinary”defamatory meaning that Lord McAlpine “was a paedophile who was guilty…
May 23
Defamation Act 2013 – A boost for free speech – Part 4: Single publication rule, forum shopping and juries – Timothy Pinto

Defamation Act 2013 – A boost for free speech – Part 4: Single publication rule, forum shopping and juries – Timothy Pinto

In this final part of four posts by Timothy Pinto of Taylor Wessing, assessment is provided on further key provisions of the Defamation Act 2013. These are the single publication rule, action against a person not domiciled in the EU, the…

Rank this Week: 177

Criminal Law Library Blog

This blog covers legal topics such as commentary and opinion, criminal law and justice, information technology, library organization and planning, news from organizations, publication announcement and reviews. By New York Law Librarian, David Badertscher

http://www.criminallawlibraryblog.com/

Aug 12
State Advocacy Strategies: The New York Story

State Advocacy Strategies: The New York Story

Included below are my introductory remarks delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries on July 23, 2012 as part Program E-1 State Advocacy Strategies: Learning to Connect, Grow and Survive. The material below…
Mar 26
The Jury Expert Has a New Look

The Jury Expert Has a New Look

The people at The Jury Expert are excited about moving to a new platrorm, Wordpress, where they can incorporate a new look and possibly some new features as well. Below is their e-mail announcing the change and providing links so you can see…
Mar 26
Findlaw Case Summaries: Criminal Law and Procedure March 21-25, 2011

Findlaw Case Summaries: Criminal Law and Procedure March 21-25, 2011

To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw March 21-25, 2011.

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Freedom to Tinker

Focuses on issues related to legal regulation of technology, and especially on legal attempts to restrict the right of technologists and citizens to tinker with technological devices. From Princeton Computer Science and Public Affairs Professor Ed Felten

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com

May 24
Arlington v. FCC: What it Means for Net Neutrality

Arlington v. FCC: What it Means for Net Neutrality

[Cross-posted on my blog, Managing Miracles] On Monday, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Arlington v. FCC. At issue was a very abstract legal question: whether the FCC has the right to interpret the scope of its own authority in…
May 21
Open-Source 3D Printing and Copyright Reform: It’s Time to Revisit Personal Use Copying

Open-Source 3D Printing and Copyright Reform: It’s Time to Revisit Personal Use Copying

Last week, I attended MSU’s Fifth Annual Conference on Innovation and Communications Law, where I saw a wonderful presentation by Joshua Pearce, an engineering and material sciences professor from Michigan Tech, on “distributed…
May 17
Blocking of Google+ Hangouts Android App

Blocking of Google+ Hangouts Android App

Earlier this week, online news sites started reporting the apparent blocking of Google’s Google+ Hangout video-chat application on Android over AT&T’s cellular network [SlashGear, Time, ArsTechnica]. Several of the articles…

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CYB3RCRIM3

Features observations on technology, law and lawlessness. By University of Dayton Susan Brenner.

http://cyb3rcrim3.blogspot.com/

May 24
Hacking, Defamation and Anonymity

Hacking, Defamation and Anonymity

This post examines an opinion the Superior Court of New Jersey – Appellate Division recently issued in a civil case: Warren Hospital, et al. v. John Does 1-10, __ A.3d __, 2013 WL 1349323 (2013). The plaintiffs include…
May 22
Privacy, Discovery and Social Media

Privacy, Discovery and Social Media

--> This post examines an opinion the New York Supreme Court – Richmond County issued in a civil case: Fawcett v. Altieri, 38 Misc.3d 1022, 960 N.Y.S.2d 592 (New York Supreme Court - Richmond County 2013). The case…
May 20
Harassment, Emails and the Passionate Fan

Harassment, Emails and the Passionate Fan

In 2011, Paul Michael Glaser obtained a six-month civil harassment restraining order under California Code of Civil Procedure § 527.6 against Pamela Meserve. Glaser v. Meserve, 2013 WL 1460339 (California Court of Appeals 2013). When…

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this WEEK in LAW

Denise Howell and guests discuss technology law. From the TWiT netcast network.

http://twit.tv/twil

May 24
This WEEK in Law 212: Let's Play Ad Revenue Away

This WEEK in Law 212: Let's Play Ad Revenue Away

Hosts: Denise Howell and Evan BrownLegal implications of Let's Play videos, rights of publicity, copyright reform, and more,Guests: Derek Khanna and Kyle Orland .Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/twil.Talking points on…
May 17
This WEEK in Law 211: Blame it on the Bean

This WEEK in Law 211: Blame it on the Bean

Hosts: Denise Howell and Evan BrownSoybeans and their patentability, 3D printing and making your own Glass in China, privacy, and more.Guests: Larry Downes and Kevin Thompson .Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/twil.Talking points…
May 10
This WEEK in Law 210: Into the Prenda Darkne

This WEEK in Law 210: Into the Prenda Darkne

Hosts: Denise Howell and Evan BrownPrenda, Paramount product placement, technology legislation, and more.Guests: Polk Wagner and Julie Ahrens .Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/twil.Talking points on DeliciousWe invite you to…

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Robert Ambrogi's LawSites

Tracking new and intriguing Web sites for the legal profession.

http://www.legaline.com/lawsites.html

May 23
Does Law Ratchet Infringe Bloggers’ Copyrights?

Does Law Ratchet Infringe Bloggers’ Copyrights?

Yesterday, I wrote a post here about the debut of Law Ratchet, a site that aggregates legal news and blog posts. Afterwards, a reader emailed me asking a key question my post did not address — that of whether Law Ratchet is…
May 22
Law Ratchet Debuts: Like Google Reader for Legal New

Law Ratchet Debuts: Like Google Reader for Legal New

With Google Reader set to shut down on July 1, many of us have been scrambling to find a substitute way to keep up with news and blogs. Yesterday, a new aggregation tool was launched, Law Ratchet, designed to enable legal professionals to…
May 21
Clio to Host Cloud Conference in Chicago in September

Clio to Host Cloud Conference in Chicago in September

Clio, the cloud-based legal practice management platform, announced today that it will host the inaugural Clio Cloud Conference Sept. 23 and 24 in Chicago. I am proud to have been invited to speak at the conference, which will feature various…

Rank this Week: 291

Defero Law

Community of UK legal bloggers.

http://www.deferolaw.com/profiles/blog/list?promoted=1

May 24
It Matters Not Whether you call it a "Blog" or a "Blog Post" - What Matters is that You Write

It Matters Not Whether you call it a "Blog" or a "Blog Post" - What Matters is that You Write

The well known US and Slate Magazine blogger Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias) recently drew my attention to an essay on blogging on Twitter (giving meaning to my philosophy that Twitter is a wonderful "serendipity machine"): This is a blog…
May 23
Family Law Solicitor Ed Kitchen comments on Cohabiting Couples with Children

Family Law Solicitor Ed Kitchen comments on Cohabiting Couples with Children

The Daily Mail has today reported the findings of a study carried out by the Marriage Foundation which concludes that there is a much greater chance of parents staying together whilst their children are young if those parents are married,…
May 23
Our Food Poisoning Solicitors discuss Food Poisoning Abroad Claim

Our Food Poisoning Solicitors discuss Food Poisoning Abroad Claim

The recent publicity of the terrible illness suffered by artist Ricky Figg after he came down with food poisoning whilst on holiday illustrates just how devastating these conditions can be. Mr Figg developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome after he…

Rank this Week: 293

LibraryLaw Blog

Covers issues concerning libraries and the law. By Peter Hirtle, Raizel Liebler, Mary Minow and Susan Nevelow Mart.

http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/

Apr 18
Digital First Sale - TIME TO SPEAK OUT - SIGN (CLICK) THIS

Digital First Sale - TIME TO SPEAK OUT - SIGN (CLICK) THIS

If you read about the Redigi decision, you know that a court has ruled against COPY AND DELETE. Yes, you can't buy an mp3, make a copy to sell (or give away under the same logic) and then delete your...
Apr 17
Pass this on - new copyright petition (short deadline to get 100K signatures)

Pass this on - new copyright petition (short deadline to get 100K signatures)

From techdirt comments: A HUGE thanks for pointing this out, Mike! If anyone needs a (public domain) letter about this to send to your friends, here you go: Are you tired of having fan sites taken down by cease and...
Apr 15
tinyurl/recastcopyright

tinyurl/recastcopyright

We made a tinyurl so it doesn't break at the line return. tinyurl/recastcopyright So sign it. They need an insane number of signatures - 100,000. But if we can get that, it will show that reasonable users are flexing their...

Rank this Week: 314

Broadcast Law Blog

Covers radio, advertising, the FCC, indecency and intellectual property. By Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.

http://www.broadcastlawblog.com/

May 15
FCC Adopts More Lenient Standards on Certain Fines to Student Run Noncommercial Broadcast Station

FCC Adopts More Lenient Standards on Certain Fines to Student Run Noncommercial Broadcast Station

Fines against noncommercial stations may that are primarily student run may not be as harsh as they have been in the past under a ruling issued by the FCC’s Media Bureau earlier this week. The new policy came about as part of a…
May 9
Changes at the Copyright Royalty Board - Two New Judges Make for an All-New Board for the Upcoming Internet Radio Royalty Rate Setting Proceeding

Changes at the Copyright Royalty Board - Two New Judges Make for an All-New Board for the Upcoming Internet Radio Royalty Rate Setting Proceeding

The Librarian of Congress has announced the appointment of two new judges to the Copyright Royalty Board – marking a total change in the three judge board since the decision in the last webcasting royalty case (about which we wrote…
May 8
FCC Fines Up to $25,000 for Tower Issues Including Lighting and Painting Issues, Inadequate Fencing, Tower Registration in Wrong Name and No Posted ASRN

FCC Fines Up to $25,000 for Tower Issues Including Lighting and Painting Issues, Inadequate Fencing, Tower Registration in Wrong Name and No Posted ASRN

Failing to properly maintain a communications tower can be expensive, as a number of FCC decisions released in the last few days demonstrate. In several decisions reached in the last week, the Commission faulted tower owners for all…

Rank this Week: 365

The Unruly of Law

Reports on media law cases, developments in new media and traditional journalism. By Sheldon Toplitt.

http://theunrulyoflaw.blogspot.com/

May 24
Commercial Broadcasters Showdown in DC Federal Court to Stop Programming Re-Transmitter

Commercial Broadcasters Showdown in DC Federal Court to Stop Programming Re-Transmitter

Logo of Fox Television Stations (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Same battle, different forum. Fox Televisions Stations, Inc., joined by 10 other plaintiffs, has sued Alki David's Aereokiller LLC and FilmOn.TV in the United States District Court…
May 24
Texas Solons Send Gov. Perry Libel Mitigation Bill

Texas Solons Send Gov. Perry Libel Mitigation Bill

(Photo credit: Wikipedia)Texas lawmakers this week voted 148-0 to approve H.B. 1759, the Defamation Mitigation Act, a measure backed by publishers and the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, the Associated Press reported.The…
May 24
Anchor Away in St. Louis; Fired for anti-Obama Post

Anchor Away in St. Louis; Fired for anti-Obama Post

(Photo credit: Wikipedia)Larry Conners, St. Louis' longest-serving 10 p.m. news anchor, has been pink-slipped by KMOV-TV for a Facebook post critical of the Obama Administration, Mediaite reported today.Conners, who conducted a feisty…

Rank this Week: 411

Center for Citizen Media Blog

Covers issues related to grassroots media and citizen journalism. From the Center for Citizen Media, affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism & the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.

http://citmedia.org/blog

Jun 5
Citizen Media Business Issues: Traffic Rankings, Search Engines, and Search Engine Optimization

Citizen Media Business Issues: Traffic Rankings, Search Engines, and Search Engine Optimization

(This is the seventeenth in a series of postings about citizen media business issues. See the introduction here. All of these entries are considered to be in “beta” and will be revised and refined as they find a home on a more permanent…
Jun 3
Citizen Media Business Issues: Web Statistic

Citizen Media Business Issues: Web Statistic

(This is the sixteenth in a series of postings about citizen media business issues. See the introduction here. All of these entries are considered to be in “beta” and will be revised and refined as they find a home on a more permanent…
Apr 23
Investigative Blogger Raising Fund

Investigative Blogger Raising Fund

Firedoglake is raising money to pay for investigative blogging.

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Blog Law Blog

Covers the legal aspects of blogging. Topics include blog-related intellectual property law, Internet regulation, defamation, and censorship, as well as how blogs are used as evidence and authority in the courts. By Professor Eric E. Johnson.

http://bloglawblog.com/blog/

May 21
Moore Tornado

Moore Tornado

TweetThe terrible tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma was just a few miles north of where I live in Norman. It was visible from the hill where I live – although only indirectly. The funnel could not be seen through the rain, but the power…
May 17
Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?

Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?

TweetSince the news of the Justice Department getting their hands on phone records of the Associated Press – without the AP’s cooperation – there has been new talk of a federal shield law. But how broad would the shield law…
May 16
Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom

Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom

TweetFamous media lawyer James C. Goodale (who I was lucky enough to meet when I was a summer associate at his law firm in New York in 1999), has written a provocative piece for the Daily Beast that I think is worth a read: Is Obama Worse For…

Rank this Week: 682

Lex Ferenda

Cover cyberlaw, libraries, media and higher education. By Daithí Mac Síthigh.

http://www.lexferenda.com

Apr 17
The European Commission should ask for a refund

The European Commission should ask for a refund

I was surprised to see discussion of the Mediadem project in the Telegraph this week (picked up elsewhere although without additional information), which some of my Edinburgh colleagues have been involved in. I should say at the outset…
Mar 21
26 March: ‘The future of press regulation in Scotland’

26 March: ‘The future of press regulation in Scotland’

Note: I will be speaking at this event on the post-Leveson debate and the regulation of content on the Internet. So if you want to know my views on the whole ‘news-related material’ and ‘OMG regulating tweets!’…
Feb 22
Recommended reading, 14-20 February 2013

Recommended reading, 14-20 February 2013

News, blog posts, etc Lisa Campbell, ‘Is Netflix just a novelty?‘ (Broadcast 14 February 2013). Given my interest in VOD (primarily how it is regulated but to get there requires understanding the market), the last few weeks…

Rank this Week: 710

Cardozo Art Law Society

Blawg follows the Art Law community in New York and seeks to create a centralized resource for Art and Cultural Heritage Law in the United States.

http://www.itsartlaw.com/

May 24
Update: Helly Nahmad Keeps a Low Profile In the Weeks Following the Indictment

Update: Helly Nahmad Keeps a Low Profile In the Weeks Following the Indictment

What effect does a scandal involving an international money-laundering and gambling scheme stretching across the globe have on a high-profile Manhattan gallery? Helly Nahmad has been quietly minimizing operations at the Helly Nahmad Gallery,…
May 20
Attorney's Appeal for Intervention Against Museums Addicted to Nazi Looted Art

Attorney's Appeal for Intervention Against Museums Addicted to Nazi Looted Art

In an article with a cheeky title and a noble purpose, Raymond J. Dowd, Partner with Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP argues that the procedural or "technical" defenses, such as the statute of limitation or laches, should not…
May 20
"What's in a Name?" Peter Paul Biro v. Condé Nast for Defamation

"What's in a Name?" Peter Paul Biro v. Condé Nast for Defamation

"Sticks and stones may break my bones But names will never hurt me." 19th Century English nursery rhyme It is hard to believe that there ever was a time when name calling was innocuous. In 2011, Peter Paul Biro, a Canadian…

Rank this Week: 755

Blawg IT

Covers patent, copyright, trademark and Internet related legal issues. By Patent Attorney Brett Trout.

http://blawgit.com

Feb 1
What is the Difference Between ™, ®, and ©?

What is the Difference Between ™, ®, and ©?

You see these symbols every day, but what do they mean? Here is a handy guide to help you understand the difference between ™, ®, and ©. ™ ™ stand for “trademark.” When you see a ™ next to a word,…
Jan 22
Frequently Asked Questions About Patent

Frequently Asked Questions About Patent

What is a patent? A patent is a legal document. It defines the scope of your invention. A patent allows you to prevent others from making, using or selling your invention without paying you. You can see what a patent looks like here. Is…
Dec 10
Brett Trout Selected For Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013

Brett Trout Selected For Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013

For the fourth year in a row, Brett J. Trout has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the annual edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. For 2013, Mr. Trout has been selected for inclusion in the specialties of both Information…

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Media Law

Covers freedom of the press. By Robert J. Ambrogi.

http://www.legaline.com/medialaw.html

May 23
Does Law Ratchet Infringe Bloggers’ Copyrights?

Does Law Ratchet Infringe Bloggers’ Copyrights?

Yesterday, I wrote a post here about the debut of Law Ratchet, a site that aggregates legal news and blog posts. Afterwards, a reader emailed me asking a key question my post did not address — that of whether Law Ratchet is…
May 22
Law Ratchet Debuts: Like Google Reader for Legal New

Law Ratchet Debuts: Like Google Reader for Legal New

With Google Reader set to shut down on July 1, many of us have been scrambling to find a substitute way to keep up with news and blogs. Yesterday, a new aggregation tool was launched, Law Ratchet, designed to enable legal professionals to…
May 21
Clio to Host Cloud Conference in Chicago in September

Clio to Host Cloud Conference in Chicago in September

Clio, the cloud-based legal practice management platform, announced today that it will host the inaugural Clio Cloud Conference Sept. 23 and 24 in Chicago. I am proud to have been invited to speak at the conference, which will feature various…

Rank this Week: 859

GrepLaw

Covers news, commentary, and discussion about Internet and computer law and policy. From Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

http://grep.law.harvard.edu/

Jul 10
Piracy in the Video Game Industry

Piracy in the Video Game Industry
Jun 7
GNU compiling on Mac OS X legal issues?

GNU compiling on Mac OS X legal issues?
Jun 7
Code theft, License Agreement

Code theft, License Agreement

Rank this Week: 919

CommLawBlog

Covers developments in the entire range of issues addressed by the Federal Communications Commission in its regulation of spectrum-related activities, as well as copyright, trademark, First Amendment and Internet issues. By Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth.

http://www.commlawblog.com/

May 24
2013 Reg Fees: The FCC Proposes a Couple of Alternative

2013 Reg Fees: The FCC Proposes a Couple of Alternative

Commission looks to update its methodology for calculating regulatory fees, but proposes a possible alternative approach to cushion the blow this year. One of the time-honored rites of spring – at least at the FCC – is the…
May 23
FM Translator Application Update: Last Chance Settlement Window Opened

FM Translator Application Update: Last Chance Settlement Window Opened

Media Bureau provides MX applicants one last opportunity to avoid going to auction. If you’ve still got one or more FM translator applications pending from the infamous 2003 window, listen up! The Media Bureau has opened a 62-day…
May 23
FCC Slams Long Distance Carrier for "Slamming"

FCC Slams Long Distance Carrier for "Slamming"

An expensive reminder that the FCC is still policing the long distance industry. If you’ve been thinking that the FCC doesn’t care about “slamming” anymore, think again. The Commission has proposed a multi-million…

Rank this Week: 1013

LawBeat

Covers legal journalism. By Mark Obbie of the Carnegie Legal Reporting Program @ Newhouse.

http://newhouse-web.syr.edu/legal/blog.cfm

May 10
LawBeat on hiatu

LawBeat on hiatu

Why has this blog been so quiet? Two reasons: Until today, I've been in a long, dark tunnel of work, more intense than even past end-of-semester crunches. But on top of that, I've been debating whether to continue producing LawBeat. The…
Apr 26
Painting oral arguments as mere politic

Painting oral arguments as mere politic

Dana Milbank's April 23 column "The Supremes Sing the Oldies" in the Washington Post is hardly what some would categorize as pure legal journalistic writing.
Apr 25
Fortune hypes an already-good feature

Fortune hypes an already-good feature

The new Bernie Madoff narrative in Fortune by James Bandler and Nicholas Varchaver is a hell of a page-turner. I haven't devoured every Madoff detail -- and who can, judging only from the CNNMoney.com Madoff archive -- so I'm not the best…

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Susan Crawford Blog

By Cardozo Law School professor Susan Crawford.

http://scrawford.net/blog/

Oct 7
Killing Program Access and Broadband Competition

Killing Program Access and Broadband Competition

Another Friday filing by the FCC: 146 pages on program access.
Sep 9
Killing the copper and income inequality

Killing the copper and income inequality

A hundred years ago, America decided that everyone was entitled to an affordable telephone line. Now some Americans (thanks to muni bright spots and other efforts) are making the upgrade to a fiber-to-the-home connection – the new global…
Aug 28
A User’s Guide to the Video War

A User’s Guide to the Video War

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Media and Communications Law…

Media and Communications Law Society

Covers communications law and media policy. From the Suffolk University Law School.

http://suffolkmedialaw.com

Feb 6
‘Justice Alito’s First Amendment’

‘Justice Alito’s First Amendment’

By Justin Silverman Suffolk University Law School will host its 5th annual Masterman Institute on March 6, featuring a discussion on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his approach to the First Amendment. The event is free and…
Jan 30
The Journal News Fallout: Limiting the First Amendment to Protect the Second

The Journal News Fallout: Limiting the First Amendment to Protect the Second

By Justin Silverman Eight days after a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School, shooting and killing 20 young students, 6 staff members and fueling a national discussion on gun control, The Journal News in Lower…
Nov 26
Online Rights of Entrepreneurs Event

Online Rights of Entrepreneurs Event

Tonight, Monday November 26th at 6pm, Suffolk Media Law hosts a panel event and reception at Suffolk University with Professor Mark Fischer and Mr. Gant Redmon on posting innovative projects to crowd funding resources. What risks that may lie…

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Citizen Media Law Project Blog

Covers defamation, anonymity, copyright, trademark, SLAPP and other online journalism legal topics.

http://www.citmedialaw.org

May 24
Who is a Journalist? Here We Go Again…

Who is a Journalist? Here We Go Again…

In the wake of the Associated Press and James Rosen incidents, the call for statutory protection for journalists and their sources has started anew. The Obama administration has called on Sen. Chuck Schumer to re-introduce a federal media…
May 22
Massachusetts Courts Mull Right of Access to Deceased Family Members' E-mail

Massachusetts Courts Mull Right of Access to Deceased Family Members' E-mail

A case in the Massachusetts Court of Appeals, Ajemian v. Yahoo!, Inc., decided on May 7, is the latest case dealing with ownership of digital assets after death. Plaintiffs, Marianne Ajemian and Robert Ajemian, are co-administrators of…
May 15
Justice Dept.'s Media Investigation Policy Falls Flat Compared to Other Protections Against Press Intrusion

Justice Dept.'s Media Investigation Policy Falls Flat Compared to Other Protections Against Press Intrusion

As has been widely reported, the U.S. Department of Justice has disclosed that it has obtained two months' worth of telephone records from 20 separate phone lines assigned to the journalists and offices of the Associated Press. The Associated…

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CyberInquirer

Covers developments in cyber law and insurance. By Richard J. Bortnick and Pamela D. Pengelley of Cozen O'Connor.

http://cyberinquirer.com

May 12
The Posts have Come Back… To Cyberinquirer

The Posts have Come Back… To Cyberinquirer

Since last we visited, your humble Publisher has moved on to the Law Offices of Richard J. Bortnick, where I am Managing Director (very European, if I do say so myself). A number of dedicated readers and friends (you know who you are) have…
Mar 13
Cyber Liability Insurance: Ensuring Adequate Coverage in the Age of E-Commerce

Cyber Liability Insurance: Ensuring Adequate Coverage in the Age of E-Commerce

I. Introduction: Insurance Products for Cyber Risks Increasing reports of cyber intrusions, data theft and computer system malfunctions have led a rapidly-growing number of companies to purchase insurance coverage to…
Jan 27
Power to the People: Social Media Technologies Mediating Corporate Social Governance

Power to the People: Social Media Technologies Mediating Corporate Social Governance

The measure of effectiveness of a CEO and its executive board has always been the degree to which the business is achieving its purpose. Whether in Canada, the U.S., Europe or Asia, an executive board’s purpose should be to increase…

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India Law & Tech Blog

Covers technology and communications laws in India.

http://iltb.apargupta.com

Jun 10
EU Cookie Law

EU Cookie Law

You have probably heard about the EU Cookie Law and wondered what all the fuss is about. Well, lets talk about it. To understand whats going on, we need to first understand what a ‘cookie’ is?For convenience here are some common resources…
May 28
Article in DNA on John Doe Orders. “Why this blocking di?”

Article in DNA on John Doe Orders. “Why this blocking di?”

R Krishna from DNA has written a great piece on what is causing the domain blocks on Piratebay, Vimeo and Pastebin amongst other websites. The article explains the inadequacies of the law and what steps are required for the necessary course…
May 25
Event : 3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series | Sunday, the 27th of May, 2012 from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm | NLSIU, Bangalore

Event : 3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series | Sunday, the 27th of May, 2012 from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm | NLSIU, Bangalore

Please find below an invite to the 3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series. Its open to public and it looks fantastic.The Indian Journal of Law and Technology in association with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore is organising the 3rd…

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ByteLawyer Briefings

Covers current law and technology developments affecting business and society. By Nanyang Business School Professor Harry SK Tan.

http://bytelawyer.blogspot.com/

Aug 24
Odex fails action against PacNet for disclosure of identity of downloader

Odex fails action against PacNet for disclosure of identity of downloader

In what appears to be a straightforward case of licensors of Animeware - ODEX - for illegal downloading of pirated copies by thousands, Odex filed suits against all the local commercial ISPs to obtain the identities of those who downloaded…
Aug 19
How would the Singapore regulatory framework treat Eros LLC?

How would the Singapore regulatory framework treat Eros LLC?

Day 1 of State of Play Conference. Interestingly the latest case reported of the synthetic worlds is the case of EROS LLC suing Volkov Catteneo” who broke the sex program’s copy protection and sold unauthorized copies. So naturally…
Aug 19
State of Play Conference BEGINS

State of Play Conference BEGINS

Finally the long awaited conference has begun. Last night at the opening dinner for participants, meeting all the thought leaders, academics and businesses involved in the building and use of synthetic environments is exciting. There was a…

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CommLawCenter

Provides breaking news and analysis of communications law and business. By Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

http://www.commlawcenter.com/

May 23
FCC Enforcement Monitor

FCC Enforcement Monitor

By Scott R. Flick and Paul A. Cicelski May 2013 Pillsbury's communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.…
May 10
FCC Grants Extension of Indecency Comment Deadline

FCC Grants Extension of Indecency Comment Deadline

By Paul A. Cicelski A few minutes ago, the FCC issued a Public Notice granting a thirty-day extension of the deadlines for submitting comments and reply comments in response to the FCC's April 1, 2013 Public Notice seeking input on whether…
Apr 30
FCC Enforcement Monitor

FCC Enforcement Monitor

By Scott R. Flick and Paul A. Cicelski April 2013 Pillsbury's communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.…

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Diversity at Albany Law School

A blawg from Albany Law School's Diversity Office to engage all students, faculty and staff to create a community of inclusion and to have an open forum to address issues facing all of us.

http://albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com/

May 22
Six $10,000 Scholarships available: Class of 2015: Latham & Watkins Scholars Program – Apply By Sept. 3rd

Six $10,000 Scholarships available: Class of 2015: Latham & Watkins Scholars Program – Apply By Sept. 3rd

Latham & Watkins is once again pleased to announce the Latham Diversity Scholars Program to Albany Law School students, which will award a $10,000 non-renewable scholarship to each of six second-year law students (Class of 2015 are…
May 21
Albany Law School Professor named to Lawyers of Color’s 50 under 50

Albany Law School Professor named to Lawyers of Color’s 50 under 50

Professor Anthony Paul Farley has been named to Lawyers of Color’s 2013 50 Under 50 list, a catalog of the most influential minority law professors 50 years of age or younger. Professor Farley is the James Campbell Matthews…
May 16
Albany Law School’s Commencement is May 17th: Congratulations to the Class of 2013

Albany Law School’s Commencement is May 17th: Congratulations to the Class of 2013

The 162th commencement of Albany Law School will be held on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, NY. Watch a live webcast of the ceremony beginning at 10am. Visit our…

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eMedia Law

Covers internet marketing and online media. By Travis Crabtree.

http://lrmlawblog.com/emedialaw

May 23
You “like” me, you really “like” me – Looking at the legal effect of Facebook likes and friend

You “like” me, you really “like” me – Looking at the legal effect of Facebook likes and friend

Is liking something expressive activity protected by the First Amendment? Does being a Facebook “friend” create the appearance of impropriety requiring the judge to recuse himself from the case? Leave it to…
May 15
Are The Legal Rules For User Generated Content Becoming More Nuanced?

Are The Legal Rules For User Generated Content Becoming More Nuanced?

The general legal advice to website operators who allowed User Generated Content (UGC) in the form of comments, videos or pictures used to be relatively easy. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act protected you from copyright and Section…
May 3
GUEST POST: Internet Sales Tax is Coming

GUEST POST: Internet Sales Tax is Coming

Looper Reed has a number of good blogs. My colleagues Jamie Ribman and Cleve Clinton write Tilting the Scales which takes a light-hearted look at some of the more general legal issues of the day. For my lawyer readers, their…

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OberIPWatch

Covers IP issues of importance to clients in science, technology, healthcare, education, media and the arts. By Ober Kaler.

http://oberipwatch.com/

Apr 25
Cariou v. Prince: A victory for appropriation art

Cariou v. Prince: A victory for appropriation art

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a lower court opinion today in the case of Cariou v. Prince and handed another victory to the perhaps surprisingly robust world of contemporary collage artistry and…
Apr 22
Prior Art 101 for §§102 and 103

Prior Art 101 for §§102 and 103

If you read IP blogs with any regularity you no doubt know that patent reform has come courtesy of the America Invents Act (“AIA”), although the “old” patent law hasn’t really left us and won’t for quite…
Apr 12
You Bought It, Now Dispose Of It How You Please

You Bought It, Now Dispose Of It How You Please

The Supreme Court recently ruled in the case of Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Docket No. 11-697) that the copyright “first-sale” doctrine trumps a copyright holder’s right to control distribution of products…

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TeleFrieden

Covers legal, regulatory, marketplace and cultural issues affecting the information, communications and entertainment industries. By Rob Frieden.

http://telefrieden.blogspot.com/

May 10
Content Provider Wireless Subsidie

Content Provider Wireless Subsidie

Wireless subscribers face the cross-currents of access to an ever increasing inventory of full motion video content at the same time as wireless carriers have forced them to…
May 10
Maximizing the Benefits of Future Spectrum Auction

Maximizing the Benefits of Future Spectrum Auction

Sponsored researchers already have entered the conversation about spectrum policy with a new objective of thwarting any effort to promote access by non-incumbents, or at least…
May 4
What the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and Comcast Have in Common

What the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and Comcast Have in Common

Pennsylvania ties with Utah for having the most restrictive access to wine and spirits. Predictably the Pa. State Stores offer high prices and many employees…

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The M.E.L.O.N. Feed

Covers multimedia and entertainment law news. By Berman Entertainment & Technology Law.

http://beatblog.typepad.com/melon/

Oct 28
Tony Berman to speak on a panel at the Audio Engineering Conference

Tony Berman to speak on a panel at the Audio Engineering Conference

Tony Berman will be speaking on a panel at the 129th Audio Engineering Conference on Sunday, November 7th from 9:00am - 10:30am room 132 at Moscone Center, San Francisco. The panel will be discussing the current state of digital…
Jul 23
Agreeing to License: How Do I Get Out Of This Mess? – License Duration and Termination

Agreeing to License: How Do I Get Out Of This Mess? – License Duration and Termination

by Mark A. Pearson, Esq. The following is the third in a series of articles that will try and explain some of the pros and cons of entering into a licensing agreement in today’s entertainment industry.
Jul 7
Q & A: Google’s Landmark Victory over Viacom

Q & A: Google’s Landmark Victory over Viacom

by Tony Berman with contributions by Simone Chen

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Center for Democracy and…

Center for Democracy and Technology

News and commentary from the Center for Democracy and Technology, which works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age.

http://www.cdt.org

Nov 21
EU Parliament Endorses Internet Openness, Transparency Ahead of WCIT

EU Parliament Endorses Internet Openness, Transparency Ahead of WCIT

11/22/2012 Author: Ellery Roberts Biddle
Nov 21
Decentralized Approach Needed to Protect Personal Health Data

Decentralized Approach Needed to Protect Personal Health Data

11/21/2012 Author: Meredith Whipple
Nov 19
Civil Society Speaks Out on WCIT – Will Governments Listen?

Civil Society Speaks Out on WCIT – Will Governments Listen?

11/19/2012 Guest: Matthew Shear

Rank this Week: 1645

Harvard Law & Policy Review Blog

Explores law and policy from new angles, and aims to make unique contributions to discussions unfolding in the national media, local news, and the blawgosphere. Bloggers are progressive law students and lawyers from around the country. The Harvard Law & Policy Review is the official journal of the American Constitution Society.

http://hlpronline.com

Apr 30
Hawaii reporter’s shield bill would protect a narrow class of traditional outlets, journalist

Hawaii reporter’s shield bill would protect a narrow class of traditional outlets, journalist

Follow me @jonathanwpeters on Twitter. A panel of Hawaii lawmakers approved last week a reporter’s shield bill that would eliminate all protections for free newspapers and magazines and for newspapers that distribute content…
Apr 6
Panel 3: The Future of Law and Policy

Panel 3: The Future of Law and Policy

2:20 — Jacqui Bowman of Greater Boston Legal Services kicks off the final panel of the day with a picture of a day at GBLS. 2:24 — Bowman: GBLS makes difficult choices between serving people in dire circumstances, gives example of…
Apr 6
HLPROnline Symposium, Keynote Address: Lessons from Gideon and The Struggle for Access to Justice, by Gene Nichol

HLPROnline Symposium, Keynote Address: Lessons from Gideon and The Struggle for Access to Justice, by Gene Nichol

1:50: Gene Nichol, setting a modest tone for his address: “If George Bush taught us anything, it’s the importance of diminished expectations.” 1:52: Nichol won’t be measuring things, “The bigger I get, the less…

Rank this Week: 1689

China Media & Entertainment Law…

China Media & Entertainment Law Report

Covers legal and policy developments affecting the media and entertainment business in China. By Reed Smith LLP.

http://www.chinamedialawupdate.com/

May 16
NEXT WEEK: The Joint Policy Committee Seminar, Hosted by Extreme Reach

NEXT WEEK: The Joint Policy Committee Seminar, Hosted by Extreme Reach

Join Los Angeles area advertising industry leaders in a seminar to review and explain the many changes to the SAG-AFTRA Agreements. Doug Wood, Lead Negotiator for the Joint Policy Committee, and Stacy Marcus, Legal Counsel to the Joint Policy…
May 10
The Joint Policy Committee Seminar, Hosted by Extreme Reach

The Joint Policy Committee Seminar, Hosted by Extreme Reach

Join Los Angeles area advertising industry leaders in a seminar to review and explain the many changes to the SAG-AFTRA Agreements. Doug Wood, Lead Negotiator for the Joint Policy Committee, and Stacy Marcus, Legal Counsel to the Joint Policy…
May 10
The Joint Policy Commitee Seminar, Hosted by Extreme Reach

The Joint Policy Commitee Seminar, Hosted by Extreme Reach

Join Los Angeles area advertising industry leaders in a seminar to review and explain the many changes to the SAG-AFTRA Agreements. Doug Wood, Lead Negotiator for the Joint Policy Committee, and Stacy Marcus, Legal Counsel to the Joint Policy…

Rank this Week: 1799

The First: First Amendment…

The First: First Amendment Project's Weblog

Covers First Amendment Issues. From the First Amendment Project.

http://www.thefirstamendment.org/blog/

Dec 21
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Condemn No Evil

Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Condemn No Evil

The latest issue of Index on Censorship magazine includes an interview with Jytte Klausen about her new book on the Danish cartoons crisis and why Yale University Press chose to publish it without any illustrations. Index on Censorship…
Oct 13
Ralph Lauren: Impossibly Skinny, Impossibly Fashionable

Ralph Lauren: Impossibly Skinny, Impossibly Fashionable

Yep. Believe it or not, the Ralph Lauren model above has not been manipulated. At least not by me. By Ralph's fashion empire. He placed her in a slightly different context however. Note the body types though. Spot any differences?I cannot…
Sep 7
Anonymity: Social responsibility, civility...or fear?

Anonymity: Social responsibility, civility...or fear?

An article in the New York Times, China Web Sites Seeking Users’ Names, reveals a new intrusion by Chinese authorities. This argument against anonymity has been made here in the United States as well. Recently Google revealed the name of a…

Rank this Week: 1902

TIPS: Perspectives on Intellectual…

TIPS: Perspectives on Intellectual Property Law

Covers traditional intellectual property (copyrights, patents and trademarks) and more nuanced areas of law, including media, technology, franchising, e-commerce, entertainment and advertising.By Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP.

http://www.wallertips.com/

May 24
Common Myths: Registering Stylized Trademark

Common Myths: Registering Stylized Trademark

There are a number of intellectual property myths that attorneys hear over and over again. Periodically, we’ll feature some of these myths and examine the reality. Myth: I should register my trademark precisely as I use it today —…
May 17
Debate Continues over Patent Reform

Debate Continues over Patent Reform

The Federalist Society recently hosted a panel “Is the Patent System Working or Broken?” at George Mason University School of Law featuring retired Federal Circuit Judges Paul Michel and Arthur Gajarsa and Seventh Circuit Judge…
May 16
Seizure of AP Phone Records Reignites Interest in a Federal Reporter Shield Law

Seizure of AP Phone Records Reignites Interest in a Federal Reporter Shield Law

Last Friday, the Associated Press learned that the U.S. Justice Department had secretly seized telephone records in April and May of 2012 for more than 20 separate lines assigned to the AP and its journalists. (The AP story is available…

Rank this Week: 2024

Legal Bytes

Covers digital advertising, new media, e-commerce and the law. By Reed Smith.

http://www.legalbytes.com

May 6
WOMD. Now Available at Your Nearby Staples!

WOMD. Now Available at Your Nearby Staples!

I read with interest, recent reports of a 3-D printed hand gun, created by Defense Distributed, being test-fired at a gun range just south of Austin, Texas. Defense Distributed, whose website bills itself as "The Home of the Wiki Weapons…
Apr 30
Useless But Compelling Facts - April 2013

Useless But Compelling Facts - April 2013

EXTRA, EXTRA ! WORLD WIDE WEB CELEBRATES BOTH A BIRTHDAY AND AN ANNIVERSARY!! In a world of “firsts,” Legal Bytes is publishing a Useless But Compelling Fact – both the Question & the Answer at the same time. We…
Apr 15
"No taxation without representation"

"No taxation without representation"

In the mid-1700s, British colonists in the 13 Colonies, which eventually became the original United States of America, began to summarize their primary grievance against British rule with the slogan, "No taxation without representation."…

Rank this Week: 2025

Business, Entertainment, Sports &…

Business, Entertainment, Sports & Technology (B.E.S.T.) Law Blog

Covers business, copyright, entertainment, IP and technology law. By ARC Law Group.

http://best.arclg.com/

May 8
ARC Law Group: April Newsletter

ARC Law Group: April Newsletter

Welcome to the month of May. Graduation season is here, and Jeff and I would like to send out big congratulations to law clerks Katherine West, Will Dugoni and Ben Shaw. Enjoy the ceremony, the party and the short break…and then get…
May 6
The Legal Ethics of Podcasting

The Legal Ethics of Podcasting

by Leslie O'Callaghan The following article discusses the various legal issues related to online advertising for lawyers.. I. Introduction Radio and television advertising has often been mocked as sensationalist and dramatic. Although these…
May 1
Podcast: Business Entitie

Podcast: Business Entitie

Podcast: Business Entities This month on the Business Entertainment Sports and Technology Law Podcast, we get down to business with a discussion on business entities. Corporations, limited liability companies (LLC), partnerships, sole…

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