{"id":5804,"date":"2015-05-07T21:01:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T21:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/medialawletter-april-2015\/"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:01:14","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:01:14","slug":"medialawletter-april-2015","status":"publish","type":"post_issue","link":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-april-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"MediaLawLetter April 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
Download Publication<\/a><\/p>\n From the Executive Director’s Desk<\/a> D.C. Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Libel Lawsuit By Son of Palestinian Authority President<\/a> Tex. App.: Non-media Defendant Must Prove Truth in Private Figure Libel Case on Matter of Public Concern<\/a> N.Y. App.: Photographer’s First Amendment Right to Create and Sell Art Prevails Over Neighbors’ Privacy <\/a>Interest Texas Legislature on Course to Adopt Third Party Allegation Rule as Law<\/a> Cal. Super.: Libel in Fiction Claim Dismissed on Anti-SLAPP Motion<\/a> Ill. App.: Court Dismisses “Double Dipping Doctor” Defamation Dispute<\/a> Ill. App.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Professor’s Libel and Privacy Claims<\/a> Ga. Super.: Court Grants Motion For Summary Judgment In Hip Hop Reality Show Defamation Case<\/a> M.D. Fla.: Court Grants Summary Judgment to Voice Media Group Dismissing Larry Klayman Libel Suit<\/a> 8th Cir.: Wrestling with Preemption: The Eighth Circuit Declares Copyright the Winner<\/a> D. Conn.: Drone Journalist Can Sue Policeman Who Got Him Suspended Media Coalition to FAA, NTIA: Let News Drones Fly Now<\/a> California’s Eraser Law: Erasing a Minor’s Past to Save His Future<\/a> D. Conn.: Court Denies Section 230 Protection to Online Ad Network<\/a> S.D. Tex.: Social Media Accounts Can Be “Property” in Bankruptcy<\/a> Colo. Dist.: Court Unseals Arrest Warrant Affidavit in Brutal Spousal Murder Case<\/a> Netherlands: Executive’s Right to Be Forgotten Request Rejected by Dutch Court<\/a>MLRC<\/h3>\n
Police Bodycams: Public or Private?<\/em><\/p>\nLIBEL AND PRIVACY<\/h3>\n
Holds D.C. Anti-SLAPP Act Does Not Apply in Federal Court<\/em>
Abbas v. Foreign Policy Group, LLC, et al.<\/p>\n
Court Declines to Extend Non-media Defendants First Amendment Protection of Hepps<\/em>
Cummins v. Bat World Sanctuary<\/p>\n
Court Calls on Legislature to Address Modern Privacy Concerns<\/em>
Foster v. Svenson<\/p>\n
Media Worked to Remedy Result of Neely v. Wilson Decision<\/em><\/p>\n
Plaintiff Urged Court to Adopt Expansive View of Liability<\/em>
Blakley v. Cartwright<\/p>\n
Pleadings Failed to Establish Falsity, Public Interest Trumped Privacy Concerns<\/em>
Kapotas v. Better Gov’t Ass’n<\/p>\n
Professor Sued Over News Coverage of Student’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit<\/em>
Ludlow v. Sun-Times Media, LLC, et al.<\/p>\n
Truth, Opinion and No Actual Malice<\/em>
Wright v. Pate<\/p>\n
Court Explains Difference Between Common Law Malice and Actual Malice<\/em>
Klayman v. City Pages<\/p>\n
Right of Publicity and Misappropriation Suit Preempted<\/em>
Ray v. ESPN<\/p>\nNEWSGATHERING<\/h3>\n
<\/a>But Court Says No First Amendment Right to Hover Over Accident Scene<\/em>
Rivera v. Foley<\/p>\n
Survey Shows Some Changes to Proposed Rules Needed<\/em><\/p>\nINTERNET<\/h3>\n
“Privacy Rights for California Minors in the Digital World”
<\/em>Cal. Bus. Code Sec. 22580-22582<\/p>\n
FTC Sued Over Ads Created by Third-party affiliate Marketers<\/em>
FTC v. LeanSpa LLC<\/p>\n
Facebook and Twitter Accounts Property of Estate<\/em>
In re Ctli, Inc.<\/p>\nACCESS<\/h3>\n
Fair Trial Rights Not Harmed by Disclosure<\/em>
Colorado v. Navarette-Portillo<\/p>\nINTERNATIONAL<\/h3>\n
Google Spain Not Meant to Suppress News Reporting<\/em><\/p>\n