{"id":4474,"date":"2013-09-03T21:34:07","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T21:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/medialawletter-august-2013\/"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:01:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:01:47","slug":"medialawletter-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"post_issue","link":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-august-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"MediaLawLetter August 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
\ufeffDownload Publication<\/a><\/p>\n Fourth Circuit Reverses Order Allowing Reporter James Risen to Protect Source<\/a> NY App.: Divided First Department Says Strong Public Policy Favors Protecting Confidential Sources<\/a> D. Mass.: Court Awards Newspaper Legal Costs Incurred in Filing Motion to Quash Subpoena to Reporter<\/a> 9th Cir.: Court Fumbles the Ball in Videogame Likeness Cases<\/a> 7th Cir.: Court Addresses Actual Malice Pleading Standards <\/a> NY Sup.: Photographer\u2019s First Amendment Right Prevails Over Neighbors\u2019 Privacy Interest<\/a> E.D. Mich.: Federal Judge in Michigan Puts Creepy Mattress Case to Bed<\/a> S.D.N.Y.: Defamation Claims Brought by Canadian Art Expert Dismissed<\/a> N.Y. Appeals Court Grants Summary Judgment to Advertiser <\/a> Pa. Super.: Appeals Court Affirms Jury Verdict in Defamation Case<\/a> Md. Cir.: Report That Prosecutor Gave \u201cFalse Testimony\u201d Not Actual Malice, Maryland Judge Rules<\/a> Tex. Dist.: Touchdown! Defendants Beat Back Coach Mike Leach’s Libel and Tortious Interference Claims<\/a> Supreme Court Should Rule on Content-Based Taxes<\/a> 2d Cir.: Court Rules in Favor of Appropriation Artist Richard Prince<\/a> N.D. Miss.: Court Dismisses Favorite Son Faulkner\u2019s \u201cMidnight in Paris\u201d Infringement Suit<\/a> Ninth Circuit Affirms Refusal to Enjoin Ad-Skipping Service<\/a> Ohio App.: Ohio Juvenile Judge Held in Contempt<\/a> California: School District Suspends Social Media Policy in Face of a Constitutional Challenge<\/a>REPORTERS PRIVILEGE<\/h3>\n
Majority Rejects First Amendment and Common Law Privilege<\/em>
United States v. Sterling (James Risen intervenor)<\/p>\n
But Will Not Save Fox News Reporter From Out of State Subpoena<\/em>
In re Holmes v. Winter<\/p>\n
Subpoena a Transparent Fishing Expedition<\/em>
Durand v. Massachusetts Dep\u2019t of Health<\/p>\nLIBEL & PRIVACY<\/h3>\n
Court Rejects Rogers Test; Videogame Not “Transformative”<\/em>
In re NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation (Keller); Brown v. Electronic Arts, Inc.<\/p>\n
Applies Single Publication Rule to Internet<\/em>
Pippen v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/p>\n
Photos Entitled to Full First Amendment Protection<\/em>
Foster v. Svenson<\/p>\n
Defamation by Implication Claim Rejected<\/em>
Hazime et al. v. Fox TV Stations Inc.<\/p>\n
Court Analyzes Pleading Actual Malice Under Iqbal\/Twombley Standard<\/em>
Biro v. Conde Nast<\/p>\n
Non-Profit\u2019s Ad Not Published with Actual Malice<\/em>
Humane League of Philadelphia, Inc. v. Berman and Co. et al.<\/p>\n
Jury Found Articles Were Accurate<\/em>
Raintree Homes, Inc. v. Birbeck<\/p>\n
Public Official Failed to Show Actual Malice<\/em>
Daggett v. Landmark Community Newspapers of Maryland, et al.<\/p>\n
Plaintiff Alleged ESPN Conspired to Get Him Fired<\/em>
Leach v. James, et al.<\/p>\nSUPREME COURT<\/h3>\n
Can the Tax Collector Be an Art Critic?<\/em>
677 New Loudon Corp. v. State of New York Tax Appeals Tribunal<\/p>\nINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY<\/h3>\n
Transformative Use Based on Broad Suite of Aesthetic Considerations<\/em>
Cariou v. Prince<\/p>\n
Estate Sued Over Single Line from Novel <\/em>
Faulkner Literary Rights, LLC v. Sony Pictures Classics Inc.<\/p>\n
Decision Cabined by Deferential Standard of Review<\/em>
Fox Broadcasting Company v. Dish Network LLC<\/p>\nNEWS & UPDATES<\/h3>\n
Judge Denied Reporter Access to Proceedings<\/em>
State ex Rel. The Cincinnati Enquirer v. The Honorable Tracie M. Hunter<\/p>\nINTERNET<\/h3>\n
Policy Restricted Using Social Media for “Inappropriate” Speech<\/em><\/p>\nINTERNATIONAL<\/h3>\n