Archive for ‘Current Events’

Court: FCC fleeting expletive rule OK — for now

by   |  05.04.09  |  Current Events, FCC, broadcast decency

From Yahoo Finance. More »

New Guinea Tribesmen Sue New Yorker Author for $10M

by   |  05.04.09  |  Current Events, Libel

Two New Guinea tribesmen have filed a $10 million lawsuit claiming author Jared Diamond falsely accused them of murder and other crimes. More »

Justice Souter and the First Amendment

by   |  05.04.09  |  Current Events, First Amendment, Supreme Court

From the First Amendment Center More »

Tweet this: You’re being sued

by   |  05.04.09  |  Current Events, Libel

The first libel suit against a Twitter user was launched in March, in the United States. It joins a growing class of suits against bloggers, message-board posters and social network users. More »

Mass. Abortion-Free Speech Buffer Zone Gets Appeals Court Hearing

by   |  05.04.09  |  Current Events, Free Speech, protest

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit will hold a hearing on Tuesday concerning an appeal of a judges decision rejecting a free speech challenge to a new buffer zone. Pro-life advocates say the buffer zone limits the free speech rights of abortion protestors and sidewalk counselors. More »

Pirate Bay four jailed for breaking copyright in Swedish file-sharing trial

by   |  04.17.09  |  Copyright and Trademark, Current Events

Pirate Bay four jailed for breaking copyright in Swedish file-sharing trial. More »

S.C. Court Awards $1.8M Libel Judgment Against Blogger

by   |  04.15.09  |  Current Events, Libel

South Carolina Court Awards $1.8 Million Libel Judgment Against Blogger More »

Colorado District Court: Copyright Act Violates First Amendment

by   |  04.14.09  |  Copyright and Trademark, Current Events, Video Games

gameslaw.net » Blog Archive » Colorado District Court: Copyright Act Violates First Amendment (Golan v. Holder). More »

Judge wont seek to limit online comments

by   |  04.14.09  |  Current Events, Free Press/Fair Trial

Judge wont seek to limit online comments on carjack case : Christian-Newsom : Knoxville News Sentinel. More »

Action Comics #1 – A Legal Issue?

by   |  04.04.09  |  Copyright and Trademark, Current Events

You can’t beat the combination of Superman and copyright. More »