By Dan, Posted in Entertainment Law on December 12, 2011
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Content providers have been extremely aggressive in recent times issuing subpoenas to Internet service providers (ISPs) and cable companies seeking the names and addresses of users who they believe have illegally downloaded their content. The...(more)
By Dan Pepper, Posted in Entertainment Law on November 9, 2011
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The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted summary judgment to Electronic Arts, Inc. (“EA”), finding its use of a former football player’s likeness in its annual NCAA Football video games was fully protected...(more)
By Dan Pepper, Posted in Entertainment Law on October 25, 2011
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An anonymous actress has sued Amazon, claiming that the company's Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com) published her age without her consent.
The anonymous Texan actress, alleges that most people consider it common knowledge that the older the actress,...(more)
By Andy Baharlias, Posted in Entertainment Law on July 8, 2011
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If you operate a website that streams video, chances are you’re not familiar with the Video Privacy and Protection Act of 1988, 18 U.S.C. §2710 (VPPA). Recently there has been a series of lawsuits alleging violations of the VPPA...(more)
By Dan Pepper, Posted in Entertainment Law on April 15, 2011
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We find that many website operators that collect information from their users treat their privacy policies as an afterthought. Based on a number of recent actions from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), that would be a mistake.
Normal...(more)
By Dan Pepper, Posted in Entertainment Law on January 28, 2011
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For producers of DVDs that lament the resale of their products on eBay and other auction websites, business may be making a turn for the better.
A September 10, 2010 ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Vernor v. Autodesk...(more)
By Dan Pepper, Posted in Entertainment Law on July 28, 2010
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U.S. District Court Judge Michael Baylson has granted the government's
motion to dismiss the Free Speech Coalition's 18 U.S.C. § § 2257 and 2257A lawsuit.
The FSC, in its original complaint, said the revised 18 U.S.C. § § 2257...(more)
By Dan Pepper, Posted in Entertainment Law on July 14, 2010
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In a victory for free speech rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit said the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) rules on
indecency are too vague and violate the First Amendment.
On Tuesday, the appeals judges called the FCC's...(more)
By Dan Pepper, Posted in Entertainment Law on July 11, 2010
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One of the most often discussed, yet most often misunderstood area of running an adult business is compliance with The Child Protection and Obscenity and Enforcement Act of 1988. This federal law places stringent record-keeping requirements on the...(more)