MediaLawLetter February 2016
MLRC
The Monthly Daily
A Roundup of Media Law Developments from the MediaLawDaily
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LIBEL & PRIVACY
9th Cir.: Court Confirms The Hurt Locker Is Fully Protected By The First Amendment In Long-Awaited Decision
Army Sergeant’s Right of Publicity Claim Was Properly Dismissed
Sarver v. Chartier
Ohio App.: Court Affirms Directed Verdict for Television Station
“Child Porn Found on Laptop” Banner Capable of Innocent Construction
Sabino v. WOIO
D.C. Cir.: Court Dismisses Defamation Suit:“We Didn’t Start the Fire”
Forras v. Rauf
D.N.J.: Defamation Suit Against The Nazi Next Door Dismissed
Book Did Not Defame Son of Suspected War Criminal
Soobzokov v. Lichtblau
E.D. Tex.: Court District of Texas Dismisses Claims Against Media Defendants
Court Applies Texas’s Anti-SLAPP Statute
Walker v. Beaumont Independent School District
Md. App.: Court: “Preponderance of the Evidence” Overcomes Privilege in Private Figure Defamation Lawsuits
Private Figure vs Public Figure / Publc Concern Distinction
Hosmane v. Seley-Radtke
INTERNATIONAL
ECHR: Court Clarifies Its Test for Intermediary Liability in Judgment Involving Hungarian News Portal
Decision Distinguishes Delfi Case Result
Magyar Tartalomszolgáltatók Egyesülete v. Hungary
REPORTERS PRIVILEGE
Wash. App.: State Shield Law Protects Against Subpoena Targeted At Kazakhstan Dissident Online Publication
The Republic of Kazakhstan v. Does 1 through 100
NEWSGATHERING
E.D. Pa.: Questioning a First Amendment Right
Judge Finds No First Amendment Right to Record Police
Fields v. City of Philadelphia
FAA News Drones Updates: Micro UAS and Privacy