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typepad/QOEthttp://feedburner.google.comNew Jersey Judge Rules Blogger Cannot Claim Protection of Shield Lawtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571ef3134970b2009-07-10T14:32:00-04:002009-07-10T18:32:30Z2009-07-10T18:32:00ZIn a case of first impression, a New Jersey judge has held that a blogger cannot claim the protection of New Jersey's shield law. Too Much Media Corp., a software company that produces a software product of interest to the...MediaLaw ProfDetained American Reporters Seeking Pardontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571ef22fa970b2009-07-10T14:12:21-04:002009-07-10T18:12:21Z2009-07-10T18:12:21ZLisa Ling, sister of journalist Laura Ling, who with colleague Euna Lee was convicted by North Korea of "hostile acts" and sentenced to 12 years in a labor camp, says the two reporters are now asking for a pardon. The...MediaLaw ProfShepard Fairey Pleads Guilty, Will Pay To Have Graffiti Removedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571ef1caf970b2009-07-10T14:04:17-04:002009-07-10T18:04:17Z2009-07-10T18:04:17ZShepard Fairey, the "Obama" poster artist, has pled guilty to three charges of vandalism and been sentenced to probation by a Boston (Mass.) judge. Prosecutors agreed to drop other charges. He has agreed to pay to have graffiti removed from...MediaLaw ProfDefaming the Deadtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571ef14cd970b2009-07-10T13:54:32-04:002009-07-10T17:55:04Z2009-07-10T17:54:32ZFindLaw's John Dean discusses Rep. Peter King's comments about the late Michael Jackson before an American Legion post audience and comments on a cause of action for defaming the dead. Rep. King called the late singer "a pervert, a child...MediaLaw ProfJesse James Hollywood Convicted; Case Inspired "Alphadog" Filmtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570f29053970c2009-07-09T17:39:50-04:002009-07-09T21:39:50Z2009-07-09T21:39:50ZA jury has convicted Jesse James Hollywood, the real life drug dealer at the center of the crime that was the inspiration for the film Alphadog, of kidnapping and murder in the death of fifteen year old Nicholas Markowitz. Because...MediaLaw ProfDistrict Court Enjoins Va. Attorney General From Enforcing Privacy Law Against Website Operatortag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570f1cbdd970c2009-07-09T13:45:27-04:002009-07-09T17:45:27Z2009-07-09T17:45:27ZThe U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Richmond Division) has enjoined the Virginia Attorney General from enforcing certain provisions of Virginia's Personal Information Privacy Act against a plaintiff for simply republishing publicly available documents which contained...MediaLaw ProfSir Alan Sugar No Longer Part of Ad Campaigntag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571e63c21970b2009-07-09T12:14:16-04:002009-07-09T16:14:16Z2009-07-09T16:14:16Z"Enterprise tsar" Sir Alan Sugar will no longer be the image of Great Britain's National Savings & Investments, per government ethics rules. Sir Alan, who has been the subject of criticism for continuing to participate in the television show The...MediaLaw ProfBig Brother Behavior Prompts Complaints To Ofcomtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570f18527970c2009-07-09T12:07:25-04:002009-07-09T16:07:25Z2009-07-09T16:07:25ZThe Guardian reports that Ofcom has received nearly 300 complaints about this season's Big Brother series. Included among the complaints was one episode in which participant Marcus Akin used threatening language toward another member of the Big Brother group, Sree...MediaLaw ProfMore On the News of the World Phone Call Interception Storytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570f14203970c2009-07-09T10:46:25-04:002009-07-09T14:46:25Z2009-07-09T14:46:25ZThe New York Times has picked up the Guardian News of the World "phone hacking" story here.MediaLaw ProfKate Beckinsale Wins Damages, Apology, From Daily Express Over "Barbarella" Storytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570f14000970c2009-07-09T10:43:13-04:002009-07-09T14:43:13Z2009-07-09T14:43:13ZThe Daily Express will pay actress Kate Beckinsale twenty thousand pounds in libel damages for publishing a story saying that she "had been dropped" from the remake of the film Barbarella. The newspaper's attorney said the Daily Express offered a...MediaLaw ProfGuardian Reports On News of the World Phone Hackingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570f139bb970c2009-07-09T10:34:36-04:002009-07-09T14:34:36Z2009-07-09T14:34:36ZA big story being reported by the Guardian about News of the World. According to its accounts, the News Group newspapers, which owns News of the World, has reportedly paid enormous sums, up to one million pounds, to keep certain...MediaLaw ProfGive College Content Away, Attract the Best and Brightesttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571da5059970b2009-07-08T11:46:22-04:002009-07-08T15:46:22Z2009-07-08T15:46:22ZIn a new book, the editor of a prominent technology magazine argues that colleges should make some of their product free to all. Chris Anderson, editor of Wired magazine, says in Free: The Future of a Radical Price, that "free...MediaLaw ProfJudge Nixes Churchill Verdict, Refuses To Order Reinstatementtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571da3db9970b2009-07-08T11:36:09-04:002009-07-08T15:36:09Z2009-07-08T15:36:09ZA Colorado judge has vacated the jury verdict in favor of former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill, saying that the officials the professor had sued were "immune" from suit, and refused to order that the University restore Mr. Churchill...MediaLaw ProfCyber Attackers Hit US, South Korean Government Sites tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570e56766970c2009-07-08T11:28:46-04:002009-07-08T15:28:46Z2009-07-08T15:28:46ZFrom MSNBC.com, a report on massive DoS (denial of service) attacks on websites of the Pentagon, the White House, the Department of Transportation, and other US sites, as well as some South Korean government sites. Some suspect North Korean hackers...MediaLaw Prof