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After On-Air Mishaps, Embarrassed Newscasters Turn to Copyright Law
Whether we consider the Adding up to 105: The Charges Against Barrett Brown
In December 2011, hacktivist collective Anonymous (in)famously Distinguishing Fact from Opinion: The Second Circuit Rules on Scientific Articles
In a recent case before the Second Circuit, the Court of Appeals held that conclusions in scientific articles are akin to statements of opinion for defamation purposes and cannot give rise to actionable claims of false advertising under the Lanham Act or state statutory equivalents. In the Court's words, "the line between fact and opinion is not always a clear one" - and this recent decision has muddled that divide even more.Are Social Media Password Privacy Statutes #necessary?
A Response to Sandy Hook: Privacy Trumps Transparency in New Connecticut Bill
At a time when citizens increasingly call for government transparency, the Connecticut legislature recently passed a bill to withhold graphic information depicting homicides from the public in response to records from last December's devastation at Sandy Hook Elementary School.Digital First Sale: A U.S. District Court Tackles Used MP3 Sales
As many of us clear out our CD collections and move to digital music, more and more used CDs are making their way to garage sales, used music stores, eBay, Goodwill, and more. We don't worry about being sued for copyright infringement, because the Defamation Case Attacks Google Autocomplete Results
Google searches employ two features: Balancing Interests for an Open Internet: Verizon Challenges the FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
This July, Verizon Communications and MetroPCS Communications filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, arguing that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacks the authority to enact net neutrality rules and that these neutrality rules are unconstitutional under the First and Fifth Amendments. Now, debate over the FCC's approach to net neutrality is not a recent development.Rhode Island Repeals Law Criminalizing False Speech Online
In my four years in Providence, I undoubtedly told some white lies online.From Accident Photos to the White House: Contesting Photo Use in Newspaper Merchandise Sales
Take a moment to explore your daily newspaper's webpage. You'll likely find recent articles and archives, video materials, job postings, classifieds, sidebars with advertisements, various forms of social media integration, and, most surprisingly (or perhaps not, considering the financial challenges journalism faces), a store.
