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Migrant workers lose case against Fox
A group of migrant workers who claimed a Fox News segment called “Manhunt at the Border” defamed them by making it seem that they were the subjects of a manhunt have lost another court case. A photo of...
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Media Law Case of the Week
Before I get into the Media Law Case of the Week, I want to tip my hat to the Columbus Dispatch for its excellent stories outlining the (mis)uses of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act,...
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Media Law Case of the Week
Imagine being found guilty of copyright infringement for using a file sharing service like Kazaa and having a federal jury set damages that you must pay at $220,000. That’s exactly what happened to...
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Woman found guilty in Media Law Case of Week
The federal jury ruled today in the case I featured Monday in the Media Law Case of the Week. Unfortunately for the Minnesota woman accused of illegally sharing copyrighted music, the outcome was worse...
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Media Law Case of the Week
The Media Law Case of the Week is the rock band Van Halen’s copyright infringement suit against Nike. No, the suit does not involve the use of a Van Halen song. This case is about sneakers. Really....
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Media Law Case of the Week
Here’s yet more proof that libel is not only the concern of the journalist. The Hartford Courant featured an interesting case in which a Connecticut mother was fined $88,000 for an e-mail campaign in...
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Media Law Case of the Week
Sorry Journajunkie has been a way for so long. It’s nice to return and be back in action. So let’s get right to it with an update to a Media Law Case of the Week from May. Some of you may remember the...
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C-SPAN offers video treasure trove
Originally I planned to focus this post on a great documentary on the U.S. Supreme Court that C-SPAN has been showing — and which is also available for viewing online. I showed the piece to my media...
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So when is a Subway a Subway (TM)?
One of the latest lawsuits out of Vegas has nothing to do with gambling, skin shows or even entertainment. It has to do with subs. The kind you eat. According to the Las Vegas Sun, Gevork Boyadzhyan...
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Media Law Musings
Here are a few gems related to media law that I’ve run into lately. These are the kind of finds I love to mention in media law classes because everyone has heard of the parties involved or because,...
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Teaching copyright law with Buffy and “Twilight”
I teach Media Law, and I always looking for ways to get students excited about it. All of our Journalism and Broadcasting students have to take the class, and as you might imagine, most are not...
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