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MySpace Threats Reach Across State Lines

Peter Hall

Pennsylvania law enforcement authorities have jurisdiction to prosecute domestic violence charges for comments posted on a defendant's MySpace page from a computer in another state, a Lawrence County, PA, common pleas judge has ruled.

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Corporate Disclosure: The Twitter Effect

Stephen E. Older

In May, the New York Stock Exchange implemented new rules allowing for the use of corporate Web sites as a primary vehicle for disseminating material company information.

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FCC Pushes Net Neutrality Proposal

Jenna Greene

The Federal Communications Commission on Oct. 22 moved forward on proposed "net neutrality" rules that would prevent Internet service providers from intentionally blocking or slowing Web traffic.

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Comments on the Side

Peter Kent

In an announcement in September, Google revived a controversy that had been lying dormant for almost a decade. With Google's new Sidewiki service, any Tom, Dick or Harry (or Teresa, Deidre, or Helen), can post their comments about a company, right there on the company's Web site. Well, not exactly on top of the site, but close enough.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Copyright Infringement Claim Doesn't Extend to Foreign Release of Song<br>Record Label Denied Request to Block Use of Band Name in Live Performances<br>U.S. Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Decide Copyright Claim over European Distribution of Sheet Music

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Cameo Clips

Stan Soocher

COPYRIGHT TRANSFER/RETAINED RIGHT TO SUE<br>PERSONA USE DISPUTE/MOTION TO INTERVENE<br>SONG INFRINGEMENT/FAIR USE DEFENSE

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Counsel Update in Destiny's Child Song Litigation

Lynne Marek

Singer-actress-celebrity Beyonc' and her father-manager Mathew Knowles have parted ways ' at least in their choice of lawyers ' in defending a copyright case set for trial in Chicago.

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Interpreting FTC's New Endorsement Guidelines

Alan L. Friel

For the first time since the 1980s, the FTC recently overhauled its guidelines and liability parameters for product endorsements and testimonials. These updated guidelines, which took effect Dec. 1, also cover the use of consumer endorsements and reviews. Entertainment companies that promote products ' and celebrities who blog and tweet ' through new media should consider how these guidelines may affect their marketing practices.

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Administration Deal No Bar to Songs Grant from Artist Image

Administration Deal No Bar to Songs Grant from Artist

Stan Soocher

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee ruled that a music publisher's exclusive administration rights to songs by recording artist Lori McKenna didn't prevent Warner Bros. Records from getting the rights directly from McKenna for compositions on McKenna's Bittertown album.

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Sixth Circuit Ruling on 'Atomic Dog' Samples Protects Small Segments of Musical Compositions

Stan Soocher

The Sixth Circuit for the first time explicitly embraces the "fragmented literal similarity" test for determining whether there is substantial similarity between two works.

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