MediaLawLetter May 2017
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From the Executive Director’s Desk
MLRC London Conference
Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer: David Keneipp
LIBEL & PRIVACY
Mass.: License to Chill: Massachusetts High Court Weakens State’s Anti-SLAPP Law
Court Fundamentally Changes Framework for Determining Whether a Claim is a SLAPP
Blanchard v. Steward Carney Hospital, Inc.
Minn.: Minnesota Anti-SLAAP Law Ruled Unconstitutional
Violates Right to Jury Trial
Leiendecker v. Asian Women United of Minnesota
Mich. App.: Bad Ass Lawyer Better Call Saul for Next Defamation Lawsuit
Sting of Headline Not Different Than Literal Truth
Levitt v. Digital First Media
INTERNET
Maine Protects Anonymous Speech in Parody Newsletter
Plaintiff Estopped from Re-Litigating Issues Decided Against Her in California
Gunning v. John Doe
MLRC Digital Conference
EU Regulation a Centerpiece of Conference
FIRST AMENDMENT
US Supreme Court Determines New York Credit Card Surcharge Ban Regulates Speech
Law Prohibited Merchants from Communicating Differential Pricing
Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman
REPORTER’S PRIVILEGE
Vermont Enacts Shield Law
Protection for Journalists’ Sources Effective Immediately
N.D. Ill.: Court Holds Filmmaker Waived Reporter’s Privilege By Later Joining Murder Conviction Exoneree’s Legal Team
Ruling Based on a “Unique Set of Facts”
Simon v. Northwestern University
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
S.D. Cal.: No Joke: Copyright Case Against Conan O’Brien Headed to Trial
Virtually Identical Jokes Create a Triable Issue of Fact
Kaseberg v. Conaco
INTERNATIONAL
How Europe Is Tackling Fake News and What This Means for Online Platforms
Developments in UK, Germany, France, Italy and The Netherlands