{"id":6368,"date":"2016-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/medialawletter-december-2015\/"},"modified":"2020-10-12T21:40:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T21:40:17","slug":"medialawletter-december-2015","status":"publish","type":"post_issue","link":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-december-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"MediaLawLetter December 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
Download Publication<\/a><\/p>\n From the Executive Director’s Desk<\/a> <\/em>DCS Annual Meeting<\/a> Fed. Cir.: Slants, Redskins and Other “Disparaging” Trademarks<\/a> S.D.N.Y.: Court Dismisses Copyright Suit Against Playwright And Producers<\/a> 2d Cir.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Libel Claims Against Conde Nast and Other Publishers<\/a> Mass.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Lawsuits by Founder of BOSTON<\/a> 7th Cir.: Court Vacates Post-Trial Defamation Injunction as Too Broad<\/a> From the Next Gen Committee: The Frailty of New York CPLR \u00a7 301<\/a> FAA Treats “Commercial” Newsgatherers and Citizen Journalists Differently<\/a><\/p>\n 7th Cir.: Court Holds Threats Against Credit Card Companies Violated First Amendment<\/a>MLRC<\/h3>\n
\nSanta’s Gift List for Media Players Naughty and Nice<\/em><\/p>\n
\nReports from Committees on Accomplishments and Plans for 2016 <\/em><\/p>\nINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY<\/h3>\n
\nExcluding ‘Disparaging Marks’ From Registration Unconstitutional<\/em>
\nIn re Simon Shiao Tam<\/p>\n
\nWho’s On First? Transformative Use, Naturally<\/em>
\nTCA Television Corp. v. McCollum<\/p>\nLIBEL AND PRIVACY<\/h3>\n
\nPublic-Figure Defamation Plaintiffs Must “Plausibly” Allege Actual Malice<\/em>
\nBiro v. Cond\u00e9 Nast<\/p>\n
\n“More Than A Feeling,” the Articles Regarding Suicide Were Protected Opinion<\/em>
\nScholz v. Delp<\/p>\n
\nJudge Posner Sympathetic to Permanent Injunctions Against Judgment-Proof Defendants<\/em>
\nMcCarthy v. Fuller<\/p>\n
\nPersonal Jurisdiction over Defendants in New York <\/em><\/p>\nNEWSGATHERING<\/h3>\n
INTERNET<\/h3>\n
\nThreats Constituted a Prior Restraint<\/em>
\nBackpage.com v. Dart<\/p>\n