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\"pdf\" Download Publication<\/a><\/p>\n

MLRC<\/h3>\n

Thank you, Bob Nelon, DCS President<\/a><\/p>\n

LEGISLATION<\/h3>\n

Congress: Media Issues on the Hill: Wrapping-up and Looking Forward to the New Year<\/a>
Committee Memberships, Espionage Act, Free Flow of Information Act, etc.<\/em><\/p>\n

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY<\/h3>\n

S.D.N.Y.: HarperCollins Puts an End to Gawker\u2019s Unauthorized Leaks of Palin\u2019s America By Heart<\/a>
Likelihood of Success on Copyright Infringement Claim<\/em>
HarperCollins Pubs. L.L.C. v. Gawker Media LLC<\/p>\n

S.D.N.Y.: Dow Jones Hot News Case Ends With Admission of Liability, \u201cSubstantial\u201d Payment by Briefing.Com<\/a>
Website Copied Content Without Permission<\/em>
Dow Jones & Company, Inc. v. Briefing.com<\/p>\n

9th Cir.: Montz v. Pilgrim Films & Television, Inc<\/a>
A Tale of Two Conflicting Systems of IP Law<\/em><\/p>\n

C.D. Cal.; M.D. Fla.: Chords of Discord: Rock Stars Sue Politicians for Using Songs Without Permission<\/a>
Copyright Law Protects Musical Works Used in Campaign Ads<\/em>
Browne v. RNC; Byrne et al. v. Crist et al.<\/p>\n

COMMERCIAL SPEECH<\/h3>\n

2nd Cir.: U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Rule on Issues That May Impact \u201cDo Not Track\u201d Debate<\/a>
Vermont Law on Prescriber Data Struck Down<\/em>
IMS Health Inc. v. Sorrell<\/p>\n

LIBEL & PRIVACY<\/h3>\n

E.D. Pa.: Law Professors Win $5 Million in Libel and False Light Damages Against West Publishing<\/a>
Professors Injured by Being Listed as Authors of Pocket Part Update<\/em>
Rudovsky and Sosnov v. West Publishing Corp. et al.<\/p>\n

Mass. App.: JNOV for Massachusetts Newspaper Affirmed<\/a>
No Evidence of Actual Malice<\/em>
Mazetis v. The Enterprise of Brockton, Inc.<\/p>\n

Cal. App.: Britney Spears\u2019 Former Manager Not Libel-Proof<\/a>
Doctrine to Be Applied Sparingly if at All<\/em>
Lufti v. Spears<\/p>\n

Ala. App.: Alabama Court of Appeals Reinstates Public Official Libel Claim<\/a>
Newspaper Applies for Rehearing<\/em>
Little v. Consolidated Publishing Company<\/p>\n

N.Y. App.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Libel Claim Against New York Post<\/a>
Article Protected by Fair Report Privilege<\/em>
Saleh v. New York Post<\/p>\n

1st Cir.: First Circuit Holds Maine Anti-SLAPP Statute Applies in Federal Court<\/a>
Statute Does Not Conflict with Rules 12 and 56 of FRCP<\/em>
Godin v. Schencks<\/p>\n

3rd Cir.: A Nominal Win Against Google\u2019s Street View<\/a>
Trespass Claim Settles for $1<\/em>
Boring v. Google<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL<\/h3>\n

UK: Goodbye Fair Comment (and honest opinion) Hello Honest Comment<\/a>
UK Supreme Court Issues its First Libel Decision<\/em>
Spiller v. Joseph<\/p>\n

NEWS & UPDATES<\/h3>\n

6th Cir.: Government Must Have Warrant To Obtain Person\u2019s Emails From ISP<\/a>
Fourth Amendment Must Keep Pace with Technological Progress<\/em>
U.S. v. Warshak<\/p>\n

ETHICS<\/h3>\n

ABA: Issues Ethics Opinion On Lawyer Websites<\/a>
What Are Lawyers\u2019 Obligations to Website Visitors?<\/em>
Formal Opinion 10-457<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":79,"template":"","issues-publication":[1002],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMediaLawLetter December 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-december-2010\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MediaLawLetter December 2010 - Media Law Resource Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\" Download Publication MLRC Thank you, Bob Nelon, DCS President LEGISLATION Congress: Media Issues on the Hill: Wrapping-up and Looking Forward to the New YearCommittee Memberships, Espionage Act, Free Flow of Information Act, etc. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY S.D.N.Y.: HarperCollins Puts an End to Gawker\u2019s Unauthorized Leaks of Palin\u2019s America By HeartLikelihood of Success on Copyright Infringement ClaimHarperCollins...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-december-2010\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Media Law Resource Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-10-12T21:37:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/pdf_small.gif\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"16\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"16\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-december-2010\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-december-2010\/\",\"name\":\"MediaLawLetter December 2010 - 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