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January 2012

MediaLawLetter Associate Edition 2012 Issue 4

PUBLICATION:

MLRC

MLRC 2012 Annual Dinner
Andrea Mitchell, Alex Castellanos and Governor Edward Rendell Discuss Money, Messaging and the Media in the 2012 Presidential Campaign

MLRC Forum on Challenges of Digital Technologies on Television Business Models
Minutes from the MLRC Annual Meeting

INTERNATIONAL LIBEL AND PRIVAn CY

UK: Lord Leveson Issues Report on the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press
Proposal for Press Regulation is Likely to Change Forever the UK Press

Canada: “Defamatory Libel” in Canada
Ottawa Restaurateur Given 90 Day Jail Sentence

UK/Europe: Other Side of the Pond: Update on UK and European Media Law Developments
Troubles at the BBC, Elton John Libel Case, Comic Wins Libel Trial, Contempt Reform and More

Australian Court Finds Google  Liable for Defamatory Search Results
What Does This Decision Mean for Internet Service Providers?
Trkulja v Google Inc and Google Australia Pty Ltd

INTERNET

2012 MLRC Survey of Actions to Identify Newspaper Website Commenters
Newspapers See High Rate of Success in Protecting Identity of Commenters

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

C.D. Cal.:  Court Denies Fox’s Motion For A Preliminary Injunction Enjoining Dish Network’s Commercial-Skipping DVR
Fox Broadcasting Co. Inc. v. Dish Network

REPORTERS PRIVILEGE

U.S.: Cert. Petition Filed in Belfast Project Subpoena Case
Journalists Ask Supreme Court to Clarify Source Protection in Criminal Context
Moloney and McIntyre v. Holder

LEGISLATION

Congress’s Media Agenda for the Year Ahead
2013 Promises to Be an Interesting Year