Misappropriation

He Tweets, He Misses! Court Blocks Gilbert Arenas's Preliminary Injunction

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Basketball Wives: Los Angeles lives! And one of the reasons is an athlete's Twitter habit.

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California Court Rules That MySpace Postings Aren't Private

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A California appellate court ruled last week that a young woman could not recover for invasion of privacy based on re-publication of material she posted on her MySpace page.

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Douchetastic Defamation Suit Filed

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Michael Minelli, a 27-year old "club promoter," is spewing vinegar at Simon and Schuster, publisher of the book Hot Chicks with Douchebags. Apparently, Mr. Minelli finds the description "douchebag" to be inaccurate, and to say the least, neither sweet nor fresh.

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Hustler Spread of Murder Victim: Arguably Tasteless, but Certainly First Amendment Protected

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In June 2007, professional wrestling promotrix, Nancy Benoit and her son, Daniel, were the victims of a double murder-suicide committed by her husband, WWE wrestler, Chris Benoit.

Approximately 20 years earlier, Ms. Benoit (then Nancy Daus) posed nude for photographer Mark Samansky. Benoit/Daus allegedly had a change of heart and requested that the materials be destroyed. Nevertheless, Samansky kept the video and made stills from it.

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