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How Changes In Texas Anti-SLAPP Statute Affects Entertainment Industry

Approximately 30 states have enacted anti-SLAPP statutes, which are intended to deter lawsuits that impede the right to free speech and other related activities. New statutory language in Texas's anti-SLAPP statute specifically protects those in the entertainment and media industries, and such explicit reference should prove comfort to content creators and publishers.

12 minute read July 01, 2019 at 12:13 AM
By
Brent Turman
How Changes In Texas Anti-SLAPP Statute Affects Entertainment Industry

Approximately 30 states have enacted anti-SLAPP statutes, which are intended to deter lawsuits that impede the right to free speech and other related activities.

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