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Jackson Walker's VIA Media Postcard - November/December 2012

In This Issue: - Paul Watler's Perspective: One of the few places of refuge from the political campaign advertising onslaught was public television and radio. That may change depending on a little-noticed First Amendment...more

Republican Standing Committee’s Disappearing Copyright Brief Too “Awesome” for Publication

Last Friday, the Republican Standing Committee (“RSC”) published a report by twenty-four year old staffer Derek Khanna, a former Mitt Romney aide and graduate of Georgetown Law School, entitled: “Three Myths about Copyright...more

Jackson Walker VIA Media Postcard - October 2012

In This Issue: - Steve Fogle's Feature: Voting Matters – Our democratic experiment cannot survive many years of voter apathy, and it's our job to ensure that is not the final word. Vote early, vote your conscience,...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

Political Fair Use Part V: The Dulcet Tones of Presidential Copyright Infringement

Mitt Romney seems to attract copyright controversies like his bank account attracts interest. During the 2012 presidential campaign, Candidate Romney has already had copyright rows with Tom Brokaw and CNN. Now, he’s got three...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

Jackson Walker VIA Media Postcard - February 2012

In This Issue: Chip Babcock Communique Politics, Influence and The Right to Free Speech—Recent efforts to overturn Citizens United in an attempt to minimize corruption in politics are, at best,...more

Copyright Lessons from the Campaign Trail: Romney, Gingrich and Fair Use

This Republican primary season has provided lots of fodder for political blogs, but it has also provided a few gems relating to — what else — trademark issues.    Now, U.S. copyright law is in...more

Rude Music Inc v Newt Gingrich 2012

Complaint against Newt Gingrich 2012 Copyright Infringement

Newt Gingrich's campaign makes the news twice in a week for claims of copyright infringement of a song. Rude Music Inc., owned by Frank Sullivan, a co-author of the song "Eye of the Tiger," filed a copyright infringement...more

FCC Declares Anderson Cooper's Daytime Talk Show to Be Exempt From Equal Opportunities - What's The Impact on Your Local Talk...

The FCC issued a declaratory ruling this week finding that Anderson Cooper’s new talk show appeared to be a bona fide news interview program exempt from equal opportunities under the FCC’s political broadcasting rules...more

Don Henley Wins Copyright Infringement Case Against Politician

A Judge in California District Court ruled that politician Chuck Devore’s new lyrics to “The Boys of Summer” and “All She Wants to Do is Dance” are not a fair use under the Copyright Act. The judge held the new lyrics did...more