Citizen Media Law Briefs

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a weekly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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The latest from the Citizen Media Law Project blog...

Arthur Bright reports that the current count stands at Creative Lawyering: 0, Section 230: 998.
Yet Another Plaintiff Faceplant, Thanks to Section 230

Sam Bayard offers yet more evidence that anonymity on the Internet isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Swartz v. Does: Tennessee Court Says Couple Entitled to Unmask Anonymous Blogger

David Ardia revises the count to Creative Lawyering: 0, Section 230: 999.
Finkel v. Facebook: Court Rejects Defamation Claim Against Facebook Premised on "Ownership" of User Content

Kimberley Isbell is already missing Mexico.
Combine One Part New Media, Two Parts Social Networking, Three Parts Activism, and Stir   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a weekly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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The latest from the Citizen Media Law Project blog...

Arthur Bright thinks Missouri's criminal cyberbullying law should stay out of the school yard.
Showing Cyberbullying No Mercy in the Show Me State

David Ardia reports on the jury verdict that ended a troubling defamation case.
Case That Upended Truth Defense in Libel Actions Ends With Jury Verdict for Defendant

Andrew Moshirnia dreams of a digital whipping post for miscreant corporations.
Cyber-Bully Pulpit: Government Sponsored Online Shaming

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Recent threats added to the CMLP database...

Kerr v. Smith
Posted  Oct. 16, 2009

Bennoti, Inc. v. Complaintsboard.com
Posted Oct. 14, 2009   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a weekly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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The latest from the Citizen Media Law Project blog...

Arthur Bright manages to fit Jack Pumpkinhead into otherwise staid fair use analysis.
Ralph Lauren Gets the Skinny on DMCA Takedown Backlashes

Helen Fu explains why digital mix tape creators (Can't Get No) Satisfaction. 
Think Twice Before You Dust Off Those Mix Tapes

Eric P. Robinson wades through the new FTC rules so you don't have to (although you probably still should).
New FTC Rules Aim to Kill the Buzz on Blogs

Andrew Moshirnia reports that anti-video game crusader Jack Thompson has used up yet another of his lawsuit lives (time for another Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right BA Start).
Sorry Jack Thompson, Your Comprehension of Section 230 Is in Another Castle!   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a weekly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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The latest from the Citizen Media Law Project blog...

Arthur Bright gives the New York legislature a talking to.
Jim Dolan Shows Why Anti-SLAPP Laws Are Good (And Why New York Needs a Better One)

Sam Bayard offers up ring-side seats for one of the year's more amusing UDRP fights.
His Identity Revealed, Publisher of Glenn Beck Parody Site Comes Out Swinging

Eric Robinson reports that the Seventh Circuit still doesn't want to see "Judges on Film" (sorry, Duran Duran).
For Once, Illinois Federal Judge Lets 'Em Roll: And Gets Bulldozed

Andrew Moshirnia schools ACORN on the law of unintended consequences.
I Can Clearly See You’re Nuts: ACORN’s Insane Civil Suit   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a weekly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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The latest from the Citizen Media Law Project blog...

Kimberley Isbell says that you can pry her Gmail account out of her cold, dead hands.
And You Thought Today's Google Outage Was Bad...

Andrew Moshirnia resists the lure of the Google Street View animated short.
Anthropomorphizing Intrusion: Google Street View and the Armies of Cute

Sam Bayard approves of a recent Canadian decision, eh?
Canadian Court Rejects Defamation Liability for Hyperlinks: Crookes v. Newton

Kimberley Isbell continues her campaign to get lawmakers to actually pay attention to the Lanham Act.
Shameless Self-Promotion: Updating the Lanham Act for the Internet Age

Eric P. Robinson reminds you that what Google giveth, Google can taketh away.
Mi Casa Es Su Casa — But I Set the Rules   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a weekly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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The latest from the Citizen Media Law Project blog...

Arthur Bright reports on a free speech flap Down Under. 
Australia's Facebook Five and the Right to Whinge About Your Boss Online

Sam Bayard finds yet another opportunity to invoke the "Skanks in NYC" case.
Splitting the Digital Baby: California Court Creates New Procedure for Uncovering Anonymous Commenters

Andrew Moshirnia has a recommendation for Valerie Bertinelli's replacement if she pulls a Kirstie Alley and gains all the weight back.
Weight Watchers from Hell – Iran’s New Method for Slimming Tortured Bloggers

Sam Bayard ponders the latest legal mystery out of New York.
Citing Anti-SLAPP Law, New York Court Dismisses Libel Case Against Unmasked Commenter   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a weekly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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The latest from the Citizen Media Law Project blog...

Arthur Bright and Sam Bayard poke the Glenn Beck bear.
Will Glenn Beck Sue a Defamatory Website in 2009?

Lee Baker recounts the modern-day fairytale of the digital Narcissus and the Adult FriendFinder ads.
Beverly Stayart Supports Seals, Not Cialis: Section 230, Search Engines, and Vanity Queries

Andrew Morshirnia predicts a wave of retributive fratricide if file-sharing bans reach our shores.
Cybernetic Cain: In the Eyes of the Internet Law, You Are Your Brother’s Keeper

Marc Randazza is shocked, SHOCKED!, that the ostrich-in-the-sand defense didn't work out.
"But We're Just An Innocent Web Host" Ain't Gonna Cut It

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Recent threats added to the CMLP database...   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a weekly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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The latest from the Citizen Media Law Project blog...

Arthur Bright discusses some judicial practices that give new meaning to the phrase "the eyes of the law."
The Judge Would Like to Be Your "Friend"

Kimberley Isbell fires up the Bat-Signal.
We're Looking for a Few Good Interns

Andrew Moshirnia is upset that the Florida Bar iz in ur Facebookz, lookin at ur picturz.
Florida Nukes the Fridge: Facebook, the Bar, and the Latest Entry in the Social Network Hijacking Saga

Kimberley Isbell gives the Stupid-Lawsuit-of-the-Week Award to Cash4Gold.
All That Glitters Isn't Gold

Sam Bayard reports that Lori Drew is officially off the (legal) hook, even though she didn't take her mother's advice about what to do when she doesn't have something nice to say.
Judge Issues Opinion Overturning Lori Drew's Conviction   read more »