Judge: New York Times reporter waived press shield privilege
The New York Law Journal reports (subscription required): A New York Times reporter must testify in an emotional-distress case regarding an interview he conducted with... Read more
Tag: Journalism
Cover me
Photo Attorney Carolyn Wright writes: Rebecca Tushnet over at the 43Blog reports on a recent case in New York where the court determined that the... Read more
Not a Rookie — Just a Freedom Fighter
Doug, you’re right about this: Helen Thomas will, in one capacity or another, outlast Scott McLellan in his role as White House Press Secretary. But... Read more
Speaking of prior restraint!
We toyed a little bit with the very big idea of prior restraint in constitutional law about a week ago. Now Clarice Feldman writes about... Read more
Pro shutterbug’s guide to IP
Here’s a good excerpt from a new book by copyright doyenne Nancy Wolff called The Professional Photographer’s Legal Handbook. It’s on a favorite topic of... Read more
Emerson InSinkErator trash compactors will mangle your hand if you stick it in one of them.
Originally posted 2006-10-19 13:44:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Sounds like a reasonable assertion, right? The same thing will happen if you stick your hand... Read more
Other People’s Information Doesn’t Want to be Free
Last night Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Kleinberg ruled in the Apple case that “reporters who published ‘stolen property’ weren’t entitled to protections. ” B-b-b-b-b-b-but... Read more
One Bloggin’ Apple Don’t Spoil the Whole Bunch
Originally posted 2005-01-12 00:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Bob Cox pointed me in the direction of this coverage of the Apple trade secret litigation:... Read more
Reuters: Never mind.
I am sure it was accurate, in some Ratherian sense … but it was fake, and the blogsphere did brilliantly what it does best: Caught... Read more
Old media vs. new in LA federal court
CNET News.com reports: NBC Universal and Viacom have come out against YouTube in a legal case that could help to determine whether the video-sharing site... Read more
Just Say No
Got a call from CBS News a few minutes ago. “You’re a constitutional lawyer, right?” “Yes,” I replied. “It is constitutional for me to practice... Read more
Second class on the First Amendment
The Administration believes bloggers can’t be trusted with free speech the way everyone else is, it seems. Reports FT.com (hat tip to Marco): Advertisers in... Read more
The Floyd Abrams Myth
Mickey Kaus links to this story about “the federal government’s decision to drop subpoenas issued to The New York Times and the writer of a... Read more
More bad news for reporters seeking exemption from laws
The AP reports: A federal judge told two San Francisco Chronicle reporters they must comply with a subpoena and tell a grand jury who leaked... Read more