{"id":4225,"date":"2013-04-03T21:45:57","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T21:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/medialawletter-march-2013\/"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:01:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:01:51","slug":"medialawletter-march-2013","status":"publish","type":"post_issue","link":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-march-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"MediaLawLetter March 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
Download Publication<\/a><\/p>\n MLRC’s First Conference on Hispanic and Latin American Media Law Issues<\/a><\/p>\n N.Y. App.: The Show Must Go On: New York Appellate Court Stays Unconstitutional Prior Restraint S.D.N.Y.: Commercial Distribution of News Content on the Internet by Media Monitoring Service Not a Fair Use 9th Cir.: Video Content Sharer Sails into Safe Harbor as Ninth Circuit Rejects Music Copyright Holder Claims<\/a> Southern District Of Texas Dismisses Copyright Case Involving Romance Novel S.D.N.Y.: Judge Quashes Subpoena Seeking Unused Footage from Ken Burns Documentary Surge in Proposed \u201cAg-Gag\u201d Legislation Continues 3d Cir.: Decision Outlines State Of Mind Requirement in Public Official Defamation-By-Implication Cases Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Misappropriation Suit over Google Suggested Search Result Tex. Dist.: Texas Libel Defendants Awarded Nearly $200,000 In Attorney\u2019s Fees in Anti-Slapp Motion Win 7th Cir.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Claims against Paid Legal Research Website and Internet Search Engines That Link To Case Filings and Rulings D.D.C.: Dozens of Civil Rights-Era Files Will Be Released In Settlement of D.C. Freedom of Information Act Case N.D. Cal.: California Federal Judge Strikes Down Controversial NSL Gag Orders Canadian Supreme Court Upholds Hate Speech Law UK: Across the Pond: The Vanishing Freedom Of The Press In The United KingdomMLRC<\/h3>\n
PRIOR RESTRAINT<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Prisoner Sued to Stop Docudrama<\/em>
Porco v. Lifetime Entertainment Services, Inc.<\/p>\nINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Free Online Access to News Content Does Not Support Commercial Distribution of News Content<\/em>
The Associated Press v. Meltwater<\/p>\n
Court Rejects Strained Interpretations of the DMCA <\/em>
UMG Recordings, Inc., et al. v. Shelter Capital Partners LLC.(Veoh)<\/p>\n
<\/a>Substantial Similarity Did Not Exist as a Matter of Law<\/em>
Rucker v. Harlequin Enters. Ltd.<\/p>\nREPORTERS PRIVILEGE<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Decision Reaffirms Qualified Privilege for Non-Confidential Source Material<\/em>
In re McCray, Richardson, Santana, Wise and Salaam Litigation<\/p>\nLEGISLATION<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Bills Seek to Prevent Photography or Recording That Exposes Operations at Farms and Agricultural Facilities<\/em><\/p>\nLIBEL AND PRIVACY<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Affirms Judgment in Favor of Virgin Islands Daily News<\/em>
Kendall v. Daily News Publ\u2019g Co.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Suit Barred by Public Interest Exception; Use Was Incidental<\/em>
Stayart v. Google<\/p>\n
<\/a>Pro Bono Representation Not a Bar to Fee Award<\/em>
Cruz v. Burnt Orange Report, et al.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Defendants Entitled to Republishing Facts from Lawfully Obtained Judicial Records<\/em>
Nieman v. VersusLaw, Inc.<\/p>\nACCESS<\/h3>\n
<\/a>FBI Agrees to Release Ernest Withers Records <\/em>
Memphis Publishing Company v. Federal Bureau of Investigation<\/p>\n
<\/a>Nondisclosure Requirements Violate the First Amendment <\/em>
In re National Security Letter<\/p>\nINTERNATIONAL<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Court Unanimously Upholds Provincial Human Rights Code Prohibiting \u201cHate Speech\u201d against a Protected Group<\/em>
Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott<\/p>\n
<\/a>John Wilkes Make Way for Hugh Grant And Max Mosley<\/em><\/p>\n