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typepad/QOEthttp://feedburner.google.comSuspect Confesses To Killings of Russian Human Rights Attorney, Journalisttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6b2036c970c2009-11-06T13:04:13-05:002009-11-06T18:04:13Z2009-11-06T18:04:13ZThe AP reports that one man has confessed to the murders of human rights attorney Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. Journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was assassinated in 2006, was one of Mr. Markelov's clients. Nikita Tikhonov, another journalist, is...MediaLaw ProfLaw Prof Plaintiff Drops Suit Against Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6ada5ec970c2009-11-05T18:04:53-05:002009-11-05T23:04:53Z2009-11-05T23:04:53ZUniversity of Miami Law prof Donald Jones has dropped a false light lawsuit against the blog Above the Law less than two weeks after filing it. Professor Jones objected to posts the blog had run about him. In an extensive...MediaLaw ProfProtecting Falsity in Free Speech Doctrinetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6ac0cf5970c2009-11-05T10:08:38-05:002009-11-05T15:08:38Z2009-11-05T15:08:38ZFrederick Schauer, University of Virginia School of Law, has published "Facts and the First Amendment (the Melville Nimmer Memorial Lecture)," in volume 57 of the UCLA Law Review (2010). Here is the abstract. A pervasive problem in public discourse is...MediaLaw ProfThe Money In Online Harassmenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a65377ed970b2009-11-04T13:42:04-05:002009-11-04T18:42:54Z2009-11-04T18:42:04ZAnn Bartow, University of South Carolina School of Law, has published "Internet Defamation as Profit Center: The Monetization of Online Harassment," in volume 32 of the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender (2009). Here is the abstract. Efforts to decrease...MediaLaw ProfThe Common Law of Free Speechtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a65374b3970b2009-11-04T13:37:51-05:002009-11-04T18:37:51Z2009-11-04T18:37:51ZLawrence Rosenthal, Chapman University School of Law, has published "First Amendment Investigations and the Inescapable Pragmatism of the Common Law of Free Speech," as Chapman University Law Research Paper No. 09-36. Here is the abstract. Scholars have struggled to explain...MediaLaw ProfThe Interaction of Human Rights Law and IP Lawtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a455f0970c2009-11-03T10:26:19-05:002009-11-03T15:26:19Z2009-11-03T15:26:19ZMolly Beutz Land, New York Law School, has published "Intellectual Property Rights and the Right to Participate in Cultural Life." Here is the abstract. Although many contend that human rights law is a justification for intellectual property rights, precisely the...MediaLaw ProfFlap Over "Men Who Stare At Goats"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64ee0bb970b2009-11-03T10:22:35-05:002009-11-03T15:22:35Z2009-11-03T15:22:35ZJon Ronson and former colleague John Sergeant are now battling over proper credit over the book The Men Who Stare at Goats. Mr. Sergeant claims that he did much of the ground work in locating people interviewed in the story,...MediaLaw ProfKate Winslet Gets Apologies, Damages Over Daily Mail Storytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64ed820970b2009-11-03T10:15:35-05:002009-11-03T15:15:35Z2009-11-03T15:15:35ZThe Daily Mail is apologizing and will pay actress Kate Winslet twenty-five thousand pounds in damages for printing a story that alleged that she lied about how much she exercises. Ms. Winslet's attorney told Mr. Justice Eady that the paper...MediaLaw ProfRe-Examining the P2P Issuetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a0cbbe970c2009-11-02T13:22:58-05:002009-11-02T18:22:58Z2009-11-02T18:22:58ZLital Helman, Columbia Law School, has published "When Your Recording Agency Turns into an Agency Problem: The True Nature of the Peer-to-Peer Debate," in IDEA: THe Journal of Law and Technology (forthcoming). Here is the abstract. This article examines the...MediaLaw ProfJury Finds For Plaintiffs, Awards Enormous Damages In Radio Station Contest Casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a0a3da970c2009-11-02T12:32:14-05:002009-11-02T17:32:14Z2009-11-02T17:32:14ZA jury has awarded more than $16 million to the family of a woman who died after drinking too much water, the effects of trying to win a contest run by radio station KDND in Sacramento. Defendant Entercom Sacramento, owner...MediaLaw ProfPrinciples of Network Transparencytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64b0a40970b2009-11-02T12:16:33-05:002009-11-02T17:16:33Z2009-11-02T17:16:33ZAdam Candeub and Daniel John McCartney, Michigan State University College of Law, have published "Network Transparency: Seeing the Neutral Network," as MSU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 07-24. Here is the abstract. Federal internet policy is emerging from the net...MediaLaw ProfMarley Estate Fights Piracy, Dilutiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64aeb8a970b2009-11-02T11:36:17-05:002009-11-02T16:36:17Z2009-11-02T16:36:17ZReggae superstar Bob Marley's heirs have hired Canadian company Hilco Consumer Capital to assist them with the protection of the Marley brand, citing concerns with piracy and dilution. Reaction from fans is mixed, with some hailing the move as a...MediaLaw ProfDebbie Rowe Wants Default Judgment In Defamation Casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a694a70b970c2009-10-30T15:14:27-04:002009-10-30T19:16:54Z2009-10-30T19:14:27ZDebbie Rowe, the ex-wife of the late Michael Jackson, has asked a court to grant her a default judgmenet against Rebecca White, whom Ms. Rowe claims made defamatory statements concerning Ms. Rowe's attitude toward the children Ms. Rowe had with...MediaLaw ProfThe Prosecution of War Crimes Under Australian Lawtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a63dbd3d970b2009-10-30T11:53:58-04:002009-10-30T15:53:58Z2009-10-30T15:53:58ZBen Saul, University of Sydney, Faculty of Law, has published "Prosecuting War Crimes at Balibo Under Australian Law: The Killing of Five Journalists in East Timor by Indonesia," at 31 Sydney Law Review 83 (2009). Here is the abstract. The...MediaLaw ProfThe War of the Worldstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a692f291970c2009-10-30T11:48:49-04:002009-10-30T15:48:49Z2009-10-30T15:48:49ZThis is it: the anniversary of the day the Martians landed, or didn't, depending on your state of mind. And the state was New Jersey, the place, Grover's Mill. And the perp was Orson Welles. NPR's Story Corps has this...MediaLaw ProfProtecting Journalists In Danger Zonestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a62b252b970b2009-10-28T15:38:38-04:002009-10-28T19:38:38Z2009-10-28T19:38:38ZBen Saul, University of Sydney Faculty of Law, has published "The International Protection of Journalists in Armed Conflict and Other Violent Situations," at 14 Australian Journal of Human Rights 99 (2008). Here is the abstract. Journalists and war correspondents have...MediaLaw ProfThe Impact of the "Pirate Bay" Decisiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6800424970c2009-10-28T10:57:29-04:002009-10-28T14:57:29Z2009-10-28T14:57:29ZMichael A. Carrier, Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, has published "The Pirate Bay, Grokster and Google." Here is the abstract. The Pirate Bay. Three simple words. Such strong reactions. Proponents point to a vibrant forum for distributing files. Critics...MediaLaw ProfThe Test For an Interluctory Injunction in Australian Defamation Lawtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a628ae6c970b2009-10-28T10:55:39-04:002009-10-28T14:55:39Z2009-10-28T14:55:39ZDavid Rolph, University of Sydney Faculty of Law, has published "Showing Restraint: Interlocutory Injunctions in Defamation Cases," at 14 Media and Arts Law Review 255 (2009). Here is the abstract. The proper test to be applied to the grant of...MediaLaw ProfChurch of Scientology Loses Case In French Court tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a62448b5970b2009-10-27T11:09:45-04:002009-10-27T15:09:45Z2009-10-27T15:09:45ZThe prosecution brought against the French branch of the Church of Scientology has ended in a partial victory for the government, which had alleged fraud on the part of the Church. The court has ordered Church leaders and two of...MediaLaw ProfThat Craigslist Erotic Services Lawsuittag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6241315970b2009-10-27T10:24:32-04:002009-10-27T14:24:32Z2009-10-27T14:24:32ZFrom the New York Times, commentary on the end of that lawsuit against Craigslist brought by the sheriff of Cook County. Here's the original complaint. Here's the judge's ruling.MediaLaw Prof