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New York Times Calls on Inauguration Attendees to Submit Their Photos

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In much the same spirit as its Polling Place Photo Project, the New York Times is calling on attendees of this week's inaugural events to submit their photos for publication:

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Anonymity of 'Skanks in NYC' Blogger Could Hinge On Fact-Opinion Divide

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Since the story broke in the New York Daily News on Tuesday, there has been a deluge of articles and posts (for example here, here, here,

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Huffington Post Criticized For Copying Content

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Wired/Epicenter alerts us to the controversy swirling around the Huffington Post's new Chicago edition.  Last week, Whet Moser of the Chicago Reader caught the Huffington Post using an entire Rea

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Federal Appeals Court Examines Two MySpace Student Speech Cases

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The Wall Street Journal Law Blog and the Legal Intelligencer report that the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has before it two appeals testing the limits of school authority to punish student speech on the Internet.  The two cases have remarkably similar facts, but the trial courts that decided them came to completely opposite conclusions

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Maryland High Court Hears Argument on Internet Anonymity

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On Monday, the Maryland Court of Appeals heard oral argument in a case requiring it to decide what showing an aggrieved plaintiff must make before a court will order a website operator to reveal the identity of an anonymous commenter.  Paul Levy of Public Citizen argued the case for Independent Newspapers

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Mystery Blogger Caught Up in First Amendment Flap

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On Monday, the blog-hosting service Blogger took down a blog called "Jeffrey Denner's ineffective assistance of counsel" after Jeffrey Denner notified Blogger that a Massachusetts court had issued a restraining order prohibiting one Derrick Gillenwater from using the words "Jeffrey" or "Denner" or "Jeffrey Denner&qu

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The Role of Internet Intermediaries in Censoring Online Speech

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Today I came across two excellent pieces touching on the role of intermediaries in censorship/regulation of online speech internationally:

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Jury Finds Lori Drew Not Guilty on Felony Charges

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Wired/Threat Level reports:

Lori Drew, the 49-year-old woman charged in the first federal cyberbullying case, was cleared of felony computer-hacking charges by a jury Wednesday morning, but convicted of three misdemeanors. The jury deadlocked on a remaining felony charge of conspiracy.

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California Real Estate Companies Pursue Bogus Lanham Act Claim Against Tenants

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Paul Levy of Public Citizen recently tipped us off to a new John Doe case in federal court in California.  In this case, two real estate companies, Parkmerced Investors Properties LLC and Stellar Larkspur Partners LLC, have sued eighteen unknown defendants for violation of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C.

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Lori Drew Trial Ongoing, Legal Issues Still Unclear

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Lori Drew's trial for allegedly violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) began this week.  There has been some great coverage of the proceedings, including the following highlights:

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Jones Day v. BlockShopper: Court Chooses Legal Formality Over Common Sense

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Last Thursday, a federal district judge denied BlockShopper.com's motion to dismiss Jones Day's complaint

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Lori Drew Trial To Start Next Week

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Believe it or not, the criminal case against Lori Drew heads to trial next Tuesday. Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles indicted Drew last May for her alleged role in a hoax on MySpace directed at Megan Meier, a 13-year-old neighbor of Drew's who committed suicide in October 2006.  Prosecutors claim that Drew violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C.

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Court Rejects Bid to Silence Mortgage Watchdog Website

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The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter, a mortgage watchdog website, announced on Friday that a federal judge denied a motion for a preliminary injunction against it filed by Global Direct Sales, LLC, the Penobscot Indian Nation, Christopher Russell, and Ryan Hill.

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Don't Blame The Messenger: Political News Site Faces Defamation Lawsuit By G.O.P. Official

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Just because the election is over, it doesn't mean that some of this season's political fights won't continue on in the courts.  Here's one from our legal threats database, Carabelli v. The Michigan Messenger.

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Michigan Secretary of State Warns Voters Not To Use Cameras Inside The Polls

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Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land issued a press release today warning voters that Michigan law prohibits the use of video cameras, still cameras, and other recording devices inside Michigan polling places on Election Day. 

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