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LIBEL & PRIVACY<\/h3>\n

Fla. App.:  Florida Jury Should Have Been Allowed to Decide Shock Jock Private Facts Claim<\/a>
Directed Verdict for Defense Was Error<\/em>
Doe v. Beasley Broadcasting Group Inc., et al.<\/p>\n

E.D. Tenn.: Tripadvisor\u2019s \u201cDirtiest Hotel\u201d Ranking Protected Opinion<\/a>
Hotel Owner\u2019s Complaint Dismissed for Failure to State Claim<\/em>
Seaton d\/b\/a Grand Resort Hotel & Convention Ctr. v. Tripadvisor<\/p>\n

N.Y. Sup.: Harsh Online Review of Doctor Not Defamatory As a Matter of Law<\/a>
Statements Were Protected Opinion<\/em>
Tener v. Cremer<\/p>\n

N.J. App.: Subpoena to Google for Identity of Blog Posters Was Properly Denied<\/a>
Court Applies Dendrite Standards<\/em>
Somerset Development v. Cleaner Lakewood<\/p>\n

Fla. Cir.: Florida Judge Dismisses “Fun Center” Defamation Lawsuit<\/a>
Court Strictly Applied Notice Statute<\/em>
C & D MacConnell’s, Inc. d\/b\/a \u201cOllie Wallie’s Fun Center\u201d v. Gray Television Group, Inc. d\/b\/a WCTV<\/p>\n

9th Cir.: Legal Blonde Bombshell<\/a>
Ninth Circuit Holds That Marilyn Monroe\u2019s Right of Publicity Died with Her<\/em>
Milton H. Greene Archives, Inc. v. CMG Worldwide Inc.<\/p>\n

N.D. Ga.: Federal Court Asks for Help in Girls Gone Wild Privacy Case<\/a>
Georgia Supreme Court Asked to Clarify Misappropriation and Consent Issues<\/em>
Bullard v. MRA Holding, LLC and Mantra Films, Inc.<\/p>\n

ACCESS<\/h3>\n

Mass.: Supreme Judicial Court Holds That Rape Shield Law Does Not Preclude Public Access to Search Warrant Affidavit<\/a>
Search Warrant Materials Presumptively Public After Filed in Issuing Court<\/em>
Commonwealth v. George W. Prescott Publishing Co., LLC<\/p>\n

U.S.: Media Coalition Seeks Supreme Court Review of \u201cState Only\u201d FOI Law<\/a>
Fourth Circuit Held Restriction Was Only an Incidental Burden<\/em>
McBurney v. Young<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL<\/h3>\n

Ending Hostile Legal Environments Abroad: An Anthology<\/a>
Anthology Presents Accounts of 15 Law Reform Experts <\/em>
Exporting the Matrix: The Campaign to Reform Media Laws Abroad<\/p>\n

Philippines: New Cybercrime Law Makes Online Libel a Crime<\/a>
Law Contains Tough New Punishments for Libel<\/em>
Cybercrime  Prevention Act of 2012<\/p>\n

NEWSGATHERING<\/h3>\n

9th Cir.  Publishers’ Lawsuit Against Arizona Sheriff Arpaio and Special Prosecutor May Proceed<\/a>
En Banc Ninth Circuit Panel Reinstates Suit<\/em>
Lacey v. Maricopa County<\/p>\n

Fla, N.C.:  A Tale of Two Conventions<\/a>
Newsgathering at the Republican and Democratic Conventions<\/em><\/p>\n

N.J. App.: Documentary Filmmaker Can Sue NJ Police For Civil Rights Violations <\/a>
No Qualified Immunity Since Filmmaking Is Protected Newsgathering<\/em>
Ramos v. Flowers, et al.<\/p>\n

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY<\/h3>\n

2d Cir.: Online Streaming of Television Programming Not a \u201cCable System\u201d Under Copyright Act<\/a>
Second Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction<\/em>
WPIX, Inc. et al v. ivi, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":79,"template":"","issues-publication":[1002],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMediaLawLetter September 2012 - 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-september-2012\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MediaLawLetter September 2012 - Media Law Resource Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\" Download Publication LIBEL & PRIVACY Fla. App.:  Florida Jury Should Have Been Allowed to Decide Shock Jock Private Facts Claim Directed Verdict for Defense Was ErrorDoe v. Beasley Broadcasting Group Inc., et al. E.D. 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