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

MLRC<\/h3>\n

2014 MLRC\/Southwestern Law School 11th Annual Media and Entertainment Law Conference<\/a><\/p>\n

BROADCAST<\/h3>\n

D.C. Circuit Strikes Down FCC’s Open Internet Rules<\/a>
But the FCC Will Live to Fight Another Day<\/em>
Verizon v. FCC<\/p>\n

PRIOR RESTRAINT<\/h3>\n

Florida Appeals Court Lifts Prior Restraint In Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Case<\/a>
Video and Commentary Addressed Matters of Public Concern<\/em>
Gawker Media, LLC v. Bollea<\/p>\n

LIBEL & PRIVACY<\/h3>\n

9th Cir.: Blogger Entitled to Protection Under Gertz<\/a>
Reverses $2.5 Million Verdict and Remands for New Trial<\/em>
Obsidian Finance Group, LLC v. Cox<\/p>\n

Michigan Court of Appeals Inches Closer To Dendrite<\/a>
They Like It, But Won’t Quite Adopt It<\/em>
Ghanam v John Does<\/p>\n

Va. App.: Don’t Like That Bad Yelp! Review? Virginia Court Provides Some Solace<\/a>
State Statute Applied to Unmask Anonymous Speaker<\/em>
Yelp!, Inc. v. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning, Inc.<\/p>\n

N.Y. Sup.: Reality TV Show Was Not Campaign Donation in Brooklyn D.A. Race<\/a>
Court Dismisses Novel Claim to Stop Broadcast<\/em>
George v. Hynes<\/p>\n

N.Y. App.: Media Defendants Not Liable for Filming Police Raid<\/a>
Appeals Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Ride-Along Lawsuit<\/em>
Rodriguez v. City of New York et al.<\/p>\n

Cal. App.: Former Drug Dealer Loses Right of Publicity Suit Against Same Name Rapper<\/a>
First Amendment a Complete Defense to Claim<\/em>
Ross v. Roberts<\/p>\n

Texas: Cases Test Constitutional Limits on Post-Trial Defamation Injunctions<\/a>
Are Post-trial Injunctions Against False and Defamatory Statements Illegal Prior Restraints?<\/em>
Kinney v. Barnes; Burbage v. Burbage<\/p>\n

EMPLOYMENT<\/h3>\n

Cal. App.: Anti-SLAPP Law Applied to Weatherman’s Employment Discrimination Claim<\/a>
Statute Applies to All Acts in Furtherance of First Amendment Right
Hunter v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc.<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL<\/h3>\n

UK: Wall Street Journal Wins UK Access Motion<\/a>
Phone-hacking Prosecutors Must Supply Exhibits, No Strings Attached <\/em><\/p>\n

Canada: Researcher-Participant Privilege Is Established in Canada<\/a>
Court Recognizes Need to Protect Promises of Confidentiality in Academic Research<\/em>
Parent c. R.<\/p>\n

ECHR: MLRC Joins Coalition Seeking Grand Chamber Review in Delfi v. Estonia<\/a>
ECHR Held News Portal Could Be Liable for User Comments <\/em><\/p>\n

Singapore Court of Appeal Rejects Request For Pre-Action Disclosure of Journalist’s Sources<\/a>
Court Took Note of Public Interest in Exposing Corruption<\/em>
Dorsey v. World Sports Group<\/p>\n

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY<\/h3>\n

U.S.: Supreme Court Hears Argument Over Laches Defense to Copyright Claim<\/a>
MGM Tries to Keep Raging Bull Copyright Plaintiff from Being a Contender<\/em>
Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer<\/p>\n

4th Cir.: The NFL Ravens Score Touchdown for Fair Use<\/a>
Fleeting Use of Logo Fair Use<\/em>
Bouchat v. Baltimore Ravens Ltd. P’Ship.<\/p>\n

ACCESS<\/h3>\n

Md. Cir.: Maryland Media Coalition Wins Access to Officials’ Email Address Lists<\/a>
Legislature Did Not Intend to Exclude Email<\/em>
Douglas Howard, et al. v. Christian Alexandersen, et al.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":79,"template":"","issues-publication":[1002],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMediaLawLetter January 2014 - 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-january-2014\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MediaLawLetter January 2014 - Media Law Resource Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\" Download Publication MLRC 2014 MLRC\/Southwestern Law School 11th Annual Media and Entertainment Law Conference BROADCAST D.C. Circuit Strikes Down FCC’s Open Internet RulesBut the FCC Will Live to Fight Another DayVerizon v. 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