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Closed Captioning Reminder: Starting March 30, 2013, Video Programming That Is or Was Aired Live or “Near Live” on TV Must Be...

The time is drawing near for the next phase of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements implementing the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) for closed-captioning video programing...more

Three Point Shot - September 2012

In This Issue: - In Tennis Channel Carriage Dispute with Comcast, Ball is Now in Appeals Court - Crimson Tide Infringement Claims Turned Back by Artist's Fair Use Defense - Citius, Altius, Litigious: USOC,...more

Diagrama de decisión para la publicación de imágenes de adultos

Diagrama para la toma de decisiones sobre la publicación de imágenes de adultos...more

Rush and Rush: Using Music in Political Activities (Redux)

News reports that Rush (the band) have demanded that Rush (the Limbaugh) desist from using the band's music in his radio broadcasts have re-raised an issue we have considered here at the Signal on few different occasions. The...more

"Goon" Movie Posters Stripped from Bus Shelters on Eve of Premiere

On Wednesday, February 22, the same night as the film’s red carpet premiere, Astral Media removed 38 of Goon’s movie posters from Toronto city bus shelters after the City of Toronto received numerous...more

THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

SUPER INJUNCTIONS, TWITTER, THE PERCEIVED IMPOTENCE OF THE ENGLISH COURTS IN THE U.S. AND SCOTLAND, CRISES IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL SETTLEMENT..... Every day sees a new twist in the ongoing media driven frenzy. For once, this...more

Fourth Circuit Holds ADA Requires Expanded Access to Aural Content in Stadiums

In Feldman v. Pro Football, Inc., __ F.3d __, Nos. 09-1021, 09-1023 (4th Cir., March 25, 2011), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the ruling of the United States District Court for the...more

Cyber-censorship dalam Hukum Nasional dan Internasional (Skripsi)

This is my thesis, unfortunately it's in Bahasa Indonesia. It's a legal research comparing several countries' legislations and acts upon the cyber-censorship issue....more

Advertising Law - April 7, 2010

In This Issue *Manatt Adds Advertising Partner Marc Roth in New York *New York Times Profiles Manatt’s Work in Branded Entertainment *Manatt to Host the PMA's Entertainment Law Summit in Los Angeles *Pharmaceutical...more

Scheier v. City of Snohomish, et al.

Order Denying Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment

This was a civil rights case where a photographer who was detained for photographing power lines near a power-station brought claims based on her detention and arrest. Defendants moved for summary judgment based on qualified...more