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SUPREME COURT<\/h3>\n

Supreme Court Considers Plea to Limit Protection for Offensive Opinions<\/strong><\/a>
Court to Decide if Funeral Protestors Can Be Liable<\/em>
Snyder v. Phelps<\/p>\n

Supreme Court to Test Limits of \u201cFirst Sale Doctrine\u201d in Import Pricing Dispute<\/strong><\/a>
Use of Copyright to Control Prices Alarms Resellers, Librarians<\/em>
Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Omega, S.A.<\/p>\n

LEGISLATION<\/h3>\n

Congress: President Obama Signs Federal Libel Tourism Bill<\/strong><\/a>
Congress Considers the Agenda for Next Year<\/em>
H.R. 2765: “Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act”<\/p>\n

REPORTERS PRIVILEGE<\/h3>\n

WikiLeaks Disclosure Affects Federal Shield Law<\/strong><\/a>
S. 448: The “Free Flow of Information Act of 2009”<\/p>\n

N.C. Sup. Ct.: North Carolina Shield Law Ruling Protects Online Commenters<\/strong><\/a>
They Fit Definition of Confidential or Non-Confidential Sources of Information<\/em>
State v. Mead<\/p>\n

\u201cHOT NEWS\u201d MISAPPROPRIATION<\/h3>\n

D. Md.: Court Rejects \u201cHot News\u201d Misappropriation Claim<\/strong><\/a>
Financial Recommendations \u201cOriginal Works\u201d Within Copyright Act
Agora Financial LLC v. Samler<\/p>\n

LIBEL & PRIVACY<\/h3>\n

9th Cir.: Court Reinstates Libel Claim Against ABC Over Out-of-Context Video Clip<\/strong><\/a>
Masson v. New Yorker Analysis Applied to Use of Clip<\/em>
Price v. Stossel<\/p>\n

N.D. Ill.: Perils of Reality TV: Court Refuses to Dismiss State Law Privacy Claims<\/strong><\/a>
Private Facts and Right of Publicity Claims Allowed to Proceed<\/em>
Best v. Malec<\/p>\n

N.Y. Sup. Ct.: MSG Fouls Out In Tortious Interference Lawsuit Against Sports Publication<\/strong><\/a>
Conclusory Allegations Against Reporter Fail to State Claim<\/em>
Madison Square Garden, L.P. v. SportsBusiness Journal, et al.<\/p>\n

Mo. App.; 8th Cir.: Courts Adopt Different Targeting Tests In Internet Jurisdiction Cases<\/a><\/strong>
Calder v. Jones Applied to Online Libel Cases<\/em>
Baldwin v. Fischer-Smith; Johnson v. Arden<\/p>\n

Fla. App.: ESPN Scores Knockout Punch in Defamation Suit Brought by Don King<\/a><\/strong>
No Evidence of Actual Malice to Support Claim<\/em>
Don King Productions, Inc. and Don King v. ESPN, Inc., et al.<\/p>\n

Ill. Cir. Ct.: Court Applies Anti-SLAPP Statute To Comments on Internet Message Board<\/strong><\/a>
Plaintiffs Failed to Meet Evidentiary Burden of Statute<\/em>
Hammons v. The Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals, et al.<\/p>\n

N.Y. Sup.: Court Dismisses Libel and Negligence Suit Over Facebook Insults<\/strong><\/a>
Offensive Comments About Classmate Not Defamatory<\/em>
Finkel v. Dauber<\/p>\n

E.D. Pa.: Court Refuses to Apply Discovery Rule to Libel Suit Against Website<\/strong><\/a>
Lawyer\u2019s Claim Barred by Statute of Limitations<\/em>
Wolk v. Olson<\/p>\n

COPYRIGHT<\/h3>\n

10th Cir.: Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act Does Not Violate the 1st Amendment<\/strong><\/a>
Act Restored Certain Foreign Copyrights in the U.S.<\/em>
Golan v. Holder<\/p>\n

FIRST AMENDMENT<\/h3>\n

10th Cir.: Colorado\u2019s Criminal Libel Law Cannot Be Applied To Parody Or Satire<\/strong><\/a>
District Attorney Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity<\/em>
Mink v. Knox<\/p>\n

9th Cir.: Divided Ninth Circuit Panel Rules \u201cStolen Valor Act\u201d Unconstitutional<\/strong><\/a>
False Statements Can Be Remedied By More Speech Instead of Punishment<\/em>
U.S. v. Alvarez<\/p>\n

ETHICS<\/h3>\n

Ethics Corner: Gucci, Guess, and the Risks of an \u201cInactive\u201d Bar License<\/strong><\/a>
Privilege Claim Denied Because of Lapsed Attorney Registration<\/em>
Gucci America, Inc. v. Guess?, Inc. et al<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":79,"template":"","issues-publication":[1002],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMediaLawLetter August 2010 - Media Law Resource Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-august-2010\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MediaLawLetter August 2010 - Media Law Resource Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\" Download Publication SUPREME COURT Supreme Court Considers Plea to Limit Protection for Offensive OpinionsCourt to Decide if Funeral Protestors Can Be LiableSnyder v. 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