{"id":2097,"date":"2010-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/medialawletter-august-2010\/"},"modified":"2020-10-12T21:37:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T21:37:51","slug":"medialawletter-august-2010","status":"publish","type":"post_issue","link":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-august-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"MediaLawLetter August 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Download Publication<\/a><\/p>\n Supreme Court Considers Plea to Limit Protection for Offensive Opinions<\/strong><\/a> Supreme Court to Test Limits of \u201cFirst Sale Doctrine\u201d in Import Pricing Dispute<\/strong><\/a> Congress: President Obama Signs Federal Libel Tourism Bill<\/strong><\/a> WikiLeaks Disclosure Affects Federal Shield Law<\/strong><\/a> N.C. Sup. Ct.: North Carolina Shield Law Ruling Protects Online Commenters<\/strong><\/a> D. Md.: Court Rejects \u201cHot News\u201d Misappropriation Claim<\/strong><\/a> 9th Cir.: Court Reinstates Libel Claim Against ABC Over Out-of-Context Video Clip<\/strong><\/a> N.D. Ill.: Perils of Reality TV: Court Refuses to Dismiss State Law Privacy Claims<\/strong><\/a> N.Y. Sup. Ct.: MSG Fouls Out In Tortious Interference Lawsuit Against Sports Publication<\/strong><\/a> Mo. App.; 8th Cir.: Courts Adopt Different Targeting Tests In Internet Jurisdiction Cases<\/a><\/strong> Fla. App.: ESPN Scores Knockout Punch in Defamation Suit Brought by Don King<\/a><\/strong> Ill. Cir. Ct.: Court Applies Anti-SLAPP Statute To Comments on Internet Message Board<\/strong><\/a> N.Y. Sup.: Court Dismisses Libel and Negligence Suit Over Facebook Insults<\/strong><\/a> E.D. Pa.: Court Refuses to Apply Discovery Rule to Libel Suit Against Website<\/strong><\/a> 10th Cir.: Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act Does Not Violate the 1st Amendment<\/strong><\/a> 10th Cir.: Colorado\u2019s Criminal Libel Law Cannot Be Applied To Parody Or Satire<\/strong><\/a>SUPREME COURT<\/h3>\n
Court to Decide if Funeral Protestors Can Be Liable<\/em>
Snyder v. Phelps<\/p>\n
Use of Copyright to Control Prices Alarms Resellers, Librarians<\/em>
Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Omega, S.A.<\/p>\nLEGISLATION<\/h3>\n
Congress Considers the Agenda for Next Year<\/em>
H.R. 2765: “Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act”<\/p>\nREPORTERS PRIVILEGE<\/h3>\n
S. 448: The “Free Flow of Information Act of 2009”<\/p>\n
They Fit Definition of Confidential or Non-Confidential Sources of Information<\/em>
State v. Mead<\/p>\n\u201cHOT NEWS\u201d MISAPPROPRIATION<\/h3>\n
Financial Recommendations \u201cOriginal Works\u201d Within Copyright Act
Agora Financial LLC v. Samler<\/p>\nLIBEL & PRIVACY<\/h3>\n
Masson v. New Yorker Analysis Applied to Use of Clip<\/em>
Price v. Stossel<\/p>\n
Private Facts and Right of Publicity Claims Allowed to Proceed<\/em>
Best v. Malec<\/p>\n
Conclusory Allegations Against Reporter Fail to State Claim<\/em>
Madison Square Garden, L.P. v. SportsBusiness Journal, et al.<\/p>\n
Calder v. Jones Applied to Online Libel Cases<\/em>
Baldwin v. Fischer-Smith; Johnson v. Arden<\/p>\n
No Evidence of Actual Malice to Support Claim<\/em>
Don King Productions, Inc. and Don King v. ESPN, Inc., et al.<\/p>\n
Plaintiffs Failed to Meet Evidentiary Burden of Statute<\/em>
Hammons v. The Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals, et al.<\/p>\n
Offensive Comments About Classmate Not Defamatory<\/em>
Finkel v. Dauber<\/p>\n
Lawyer\u2019s Claim Barred by Statute of Limitations<\/em>
Wolk v. Olson<\/p>\nCOPYRIGHT<\/h3>\n
Act Restored Certain Foreign Copyrights in the U.S.<\/em>
Golan v. Holder<\/p>\nFIRST AMENDMENT<\/h3>\n
District Attorney Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity<\/em>
Mink v. Knox<\/p>\n