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The Podcast Patent: Ripping Through, and Ripping Up, the Airwaves
A Texas company is causing a stir with a claim that it has a patent on podcasting, which may lead frightened podcasters to shut down. However, the patent's breadth has led many to challenge it,...
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As State Shield Laws Play Tug-of-War, the Dream of a Federal Shield Law...
A recent challenge to a subpoena for a New York reporter's confidential source highlights the risks journalists face when different state shield laws clash. Although uniform state shield laws would...
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911, What's Your Emergency? Public Access to 911 Calls in California and Maine
As California delays public access to prank celebrity 911 phone call records, a court in Maine has kicked things up a notch, pulling from one of over 500 exceptions to Maine's Freedom of Access Act...
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Real or Fake, It's Protected by the First Amendment: Court Awards Fees in...
A California court recently held that an allegedly fake reality television show can be an expression of free speech that warrants protection under the First Amendment. The plaintiff, Dave Hester, was a...
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Instagram: Uncharted Territory for Courts and Journalists
As a Los Angeles Superior Court prepares to break new ground concerning defamation on Instagram, journalists look towards the popular smart phone app as an alternative platform from which they can...
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So Close, Yet So Far: FBI Access to Silk Road Bitcoin Fortune May be Blocked...
The government's quest for a password-protected bitcoin fortune from the Silk Road shutdown may lead to a Fifth Amendment battle over whether a constitutional right against self-incrimination can...
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