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Media and Entertainment
Legal Implications of User Generated Content: YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, by
Robert P. Latham, Jeremy T. Brown and Carl C. Butzer.
User Generated Content inevitably raises a host of potentially-thorny legal questions concerning intellectual property rights, defamation and privacy rights. This brief paper focuses primarily on some of the IP issues relating to UGC. The posting of UGC content can also implicate privacy and publicity rights.
Non-Specific.
38 pages. Written:
2008. Added:
3-08-2008.
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Media and Entertainment
Speaking Notes for FCBA CLE on Foreign Investment in FCC Licensees, by
Team Telecom.
The CFIUS, Team Telecom, and FCC processes overlap when a foreign investor seeks to acquire control of a U.S. telecommunications operator or infrastructure owner. The CFIUS does not review “greenfieldinvestments” in the United States, and instead only acquisitions of existing U.S. businesses, albeit for all sectors of the economy.
Non-Specific.
9 pages. Written:
2005. Added:
5-11-2007.
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Media and Entertainment
Macro trends in media and entertainment, by
David Tamés.
As I look around and think about the important
trends that might provide some insight into where our industry is headed in the future, I believe the most significant trend is that end-user ideas have had more impact on the evolution of media technology and practice over the past several years more than ever before.
Non-Specific.
6 pages. Written:
2006. Added:
3-20-2007.
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Media and Entertainment
2005 Annual survey: Recent Developments in Sports Law, by
Susan K. Menge.
This article is a survey of sports-related cases that were decided between
January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005. As the cases below
demonstrate, the field of sports law continues to grow, and its decisions affect
the legal system as a whole.
Non-Specific.
47 pages. Written:
2006. Added:
3-20-2007.
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Media and Entertainment
Participation In Standard Setting Organizations In The Wake Of The Latest Installment Of The Rambus Saga, by
Kenneth L. Stein.
The lesson to be taken from the FTC decision is that if a company chooses to participate in a standard setting organization, it must do so in good faith. As set forth in the FTC’s opinion, Rambus’s activities illustrate what not to do as a member of a standard setting organization.
Non-Specific.
7 pages. Written:
2007. Added:
3-16-2007.
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Media and Entertainment
Media Law and the Passion for Freedom of Speech, by
Robert Dushman, Brown Rudnick.
There are two significant characteristics that distinguish a media law practice from other specialties. One is the kinds of client that media lawyers represent. The other distinguishing characteristic of a media practice is the specific areas of law with which media lawyers deal.
The substantive areas which dominate a media practice – libel, invas
Non-Specific.
9 pages. Written:
2005. Added:
3-13-2007.
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