{"id":7963,"date":"2017-11-02T20:38:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T20:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/medialawletter-october-2017\/"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:01:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:01:08","slug":"medialawletter-october-2017","status":"publish","type":"post_issue","link":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/issue\/medialawletter-october-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"MediaLawLetter October 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/strong> Download Publication<\/a><\/p>\n From the Executive Director\u2019s Desk: MLRC Offers an Affordable Way to Train Journalists<\/a><\/p>\n 10 Questions for a Media Lawyer: Ashley Messenger, NPR<\/a><\/p>\n N.D. Cal.: Federal Court Rejects Timber Company\u2019s RICO and Defamation Claims Against Environmental Advocates<\/a> 3d Cir.: Court Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Suit Arising from Wrongful Arrest<\/a> D. Mass.: Court Dismisses \u2018Inventor of Email\u2019s\u2019 Defamation Suit vs. Techdirt<\/a> D.C. Federal Court Dismisses Russian Oligarch\u2019s Libel Suit Against Associated Press<\/a> N.Y. Sup.: Former NYTs Columnist\u2019s Libel in Fiction Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss<\/a> California Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Actress\u2019s Publicity and Contract Claims<\/a> White House Announces Possible Precursor to Stricter Local Regulation for Drone Journalism<\/a><\/p>\n Cal.: A Legislative Battle in Long War to Access Body Camera Footage<\/a>MLRC<\/h3>\n
LIBEL & PRIVACY<\/h3>\n
Resolute Forest Products v. Greenpeace et al.<\/p>\n
Lee v. TMZ Productions Inc., et al.<\/p>\n
Articles Are Protected Opinion; Plaintiff Failed to Plausibly Allege Actual Malice<\/em>
Ayyadurai v. Floor64, Inc. d\/b\/a Techdirt<\/p>\n
No Actual Malice; Statements Not Actionable<\/em>
Deripaska v. Associated Press<\/p>\n
People Who Know Plaintiff Could Reasonably Think Movie Character Was \u201cOf and Concerning\u201d Him<\/em>
Cohen v. Broad Green Pictures LLC<\/p>\n
Creative Decisions Protected Under California’s Anti-SLAPP Law<\/em>
Paz de la Huerta v. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. et al.<\/p>\nNEWSGATHERING<\/h3>\n
ACCESS<\/h3>\n
California News Publishers Association Helps Pen Bodycam Law<\/em><\/p>\nINTERNATIONAL<\/h3>\n