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21 Apr 2009, 2:15 pm
By Justin Silverman A Massachusetts newspaper successfully used an anti-SLAPP statute to dismiss a merit-less libel claim this month and may have been the first media organization in the state to do so. [read post]
9 Mar 2010, 10:02 am
By Justin Silverman After a month of snarky letter and email exchanges, Republican U.S. [read post]
1 Apr 2010, 10:09 am
Justin is president of Suffolk Media Law. [read post]
3 Sep 2009, 8:44 pm
By Justin Silverman Up until recently I subscribed to a daily email sent by Slate.com called Today’s Papers. [read post]
6 May 2009, 9:52 pm
By Justin Silverman I read through hundreds of headlines each day, browsing through stories on First Amendment fights and battles to maintain a free press. [read post]
1 Apr 2009, 9:01 pm
By Justin Silverman Unable to convince a federal judge that the First Amendment protects him from revealing anonymous sources, a Detroit Free Press reporter is asking that judge to accept a Fifth Amendment pleading, hoping it will have the same effect. [read post]
30 Apr 2009, 7:00 pm
By Justin Silverman Blonde Barbie knows where men look for “sweet sexy fun.” So does Kelly Cinderella who is looking for a “good time.” But it’s the girls of CheatTonight.com who said it best: “We know what you are looking for and you will find it here.” Here happens to be Craigslist, the free online classified ad service. [read post]
1 Aug 2009, 1:30 pm
By Justin Silverman The concept of a reporter’s privilege continues to evolve — and more so now than ever, be debated. [read post]
9 Apr 2009, 9:33 pm
By Justin Silverman The Associated Press on Monday announced a plan to curtail the online distribution of its content, specifically on websites and news aggregators that may summarize a story rather than just providing a link. “We can no longer stand by and watch others walk off with our work under misguided legal theories,” Chairman Dean Singleton said, according to an AP press release. [read post]
10 May 2024, 4:00 am
Authors (notably Sarah Silverman and John Grisham), publishers (Universal Music), and newspapers (New York Times) are lining up to sue OpenAI, Microsoft, and other firms for violating their copyright. [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 6:40 pm
By Justin Silverman Looking to terminate intrusive paparazzi tactics, California Gov. [read post]
30 Jul 2009, 8:02 pm
By Justin Silverman A Virginia woman is behind bars for publishing on her blog several photos of police officers, their names and in some cases, their home addresses. [read post]
14 May 2009, 9:40 am
By Justin Silverman The White House this week reversed its decision to comply with a court order and release photos of prisoner abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan. [read post]
15 Apr 2009, 10:49 pm
By Justin Silverman In classic David versus Goliath fashion, a small-time blogger uses his website as a sounding board to critique a large corporation. [read post]
10 Sep 2009, 7:27 pm
By Justin Silverman When the Pentagon recently reversed its 1991 ban on media photos of soldiers’ flag-draped coffins, Defense Secretary Robert Gates explained that surviving family members should decide what access, if any, to give the press: “If the family of one of the fallen says that they do not want media coverage … then that will be the decision,” Gates said. “I believe that the American people would defer to the wishes of the families of the… [read post]
17 Sep 2009, 7:50 pm
By Justin Silverman When singer Barbra Streisand found an aerial shot of her home in a Pictopia.com collection of California coastline photos several years ago, she sued citing privacy concerns. [read post]
27 May 2009, 7:58 pm
By Justin Silverman A politician is arrested on tax evasion charges. [read post]
23 Dec 2010, 8:59 pm
Hey, Justin and Britanny, you got any original thoughts and ideas in there anywhere, folks? [read post]
2 Jul 2009, 4:47 pm
By Justin Silverman It’s not the sexiest topic. [read post]
13 Aug 2009, 9:26 pm
By Justin Silverman The title to Anthony Lewis‘s 2008 biography of the First Amendment is an apt reminder of what those first words of the Bill of Rights really provide: Not just freedom of speech or of the press, but “Freedom for the Thought that We Hate.” As Lewis explains, the speech and press clauses exist specifically to protect offensive speech, no matter how tasteless or inappropriate that speech may be. [read post]
