{"id":2991,"date":"2012-03-06T15:47:12","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T15:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/medialawletter-february-2012\/"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:01:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:01:55","slug":"medialawletter-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post_issue","link":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-february-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"MediaLawLetter February 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
Download Publication<\/a><\/p>\n SUPREME COURT<\/strong><\/p>\n Honor, Lies & Videotape<\/a> LIBEL & PRIVACY<\/strong><\/p>\n N.Y. Sup.: Online Article with \u201cShare Button\u201d Not a New Publication D.C. Cir.: No Privacy Act or Private Facts Claim for Embarrassing Viral Video N.D. Ill.: An Illinois Right of Publicity Decision for Media Defendants to Relish<\/a> N.Y.: Court of Appeals Affirms Narrow Construction of New York\u2019s Long-Arm Statute in Defamation Cases<\/a> Tex. App.: Texas Interlocutory Appeal Statute Applied to Website<\/a> N.Y. App.: Juxtaposition of Photo and Article on Gang Violence Can Be Defamatory<\/a> N.C. App.: Court Affirms $5 Million Award to Policemen in Suit Against Rapper<\/a> Mass. App.: Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Local Newspaper<\/a> E.D. Va.: Court Dismisses Defamation Claim Against Broadcast Warning Of \u201cUnscrupulous\u201d Tax Preparers<\/a> S.D.N.Y.: Lawyer\u2019s Tortious Interference and Libel Claims Dismissed<\/a> N.Y. Sup.: Court Reaffirms Partial Dismissal to Newspaper on Opinion and Jurisdictional Grounds<\/a> INTERNET<\/strong><\/p>\n 9th Cir.: Ninth Circuit Holds That Roommates.com Does Not Violate Fair Housing Act<\/a> Fla. App.; E.D. Ky.: Recent Section 230 Cases Analyze Immunity for Defamatory Third Party Postings<\/a> INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><\/p>\n ECHR: European Court Issues Important Press Privacy Decisions<\/a> UK: The Honourable Nathaniel Rothschild Receives a Birching<\/a> REPORTERS PRIVILEGE<\/strong><\/p>\n 2nd Cir.: Second Circuit Affirms Grant of Motion to Quash Subpoena to Reporter<\/a> 8th Cir.: Reporter\u2019s Testimony Found Critical in Privacy Lawsuit<\/a> ACCESS<\/strong><\/p>\n 10th Cir.: Tenth Circuit Holds That Detainees Enjoy a Privacy Interest in Booking Photos<\/a>
Supreme Court Argument in U.S. v. Alvarez<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/a>Single Publication Rule Applied to Bar Judge\u2019s Defamation Suit<\/em>
Martin v. Daily News LP<\/p>\n
<\/a>Dismissal of DEA Agent\u2019s Claims Affirmed<\/em>
Paige v. DEA<\/p>\n
Putative Class Action Suit Over Food Show Dismissed<\/em>
Zglobicki v. The Travel Channel, LLC, et al.<\/p>\n
Cites Potential Chill on Speech<\/em>
SPCA of Upstate New York, Inc. v. American Working Collie Association<\/p>\n
Defendant a Media Member; No Actual Malice<\/em>
Hotze v. Miller<\/p>\n
Court Reinstates Defamation Claim Against Newspaper<\/em>
Knutt v. Metro International<\/p>\n
Rapper\u2019s DVD Included Footage of Policemen<\/em>
Nguyen v. Taylor<\/p>\n
Minor Discrepancies Do Not Make Articles False<\/em>
Boyle v. Cape Cod Times<\/p>\n
Report on Company Not \u201cOf and Concerning\u201d Plaintiff; Criticism Was Protected Opinion<\/em>
Hanks v. WAVY Broadcasting, LLC<\/p>\n
Web Postings by Disgruntled Exes\u2019 Not Actionable<\/em>
Couloute v. Ryncarz<\/p>\n
But Factual Issues Remain<\/em>
Muhammad v. NYP Holdings, Inc.<\/p>\n
Statute Not Intended to Reach Choice of Roommates<\/em>
Fair Housing Council v. Roommates.com LLC<\/p>\n
Florida Court Applies 230; Kentucky Court Denies Immunity<\/em>
Giordano v. Romeo and Xcentric Ventures; Jones v. Dirty World Entertainment Recordings LLC<\/p>\n
Sides with Press in German Privacy Cases<\/em>
Axel Springer v. Germany; Von Hannover v. Germany<\/p>\n
Daily Mail Wins Libel Bench Trial on Substantial Truth<\/em>
Rothschild v. Associated Newspapers<\/p>\n
Plaintiffs Sought Reporter\u2019s Testimony to Prove Negligence by Goldman Sachs<\/em>
Baker v. Goldman Sachs & Co.<\/p>\n
Plaintiff Sued Doctors Over Before and After Surgery Photos<\/em>
Doe v. Young<\/p>\n
Court Compared Mug Shots to Rap Sheets<\/em>
World Publishing Co. v. United States Dept. of Justice<\/p>\n