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NJ: Blogger's Sources Protected

David Gialanella

A New Jersey state court judge has extended the protections of New Jersey's newspersons' Shield Law to independent bloggers, even those who crusade against perceived government corruption and mismanagement.

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Will the FTC Follow the EU's Lead in Protecting Digital Privacy?

Bradley S. Shear

Are Google's March 2012 privacy policy changes legal? This is a question that the European data protection authorities have been working on since Google first announced its intention to change its privacy policies in January 2012.

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<i><b>Online Extra</i></b>Court Torpedoes Viacom's Lawsuit Against YouTube

Brian Zabcik

Viacom failed again to persuade a U.S. district judge to let it proceed with its massive copyright infringement suit against YouTube and parent company Google.

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ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Cutting-Edge Case Developments in Film &amp; TV Law<br>Current Issues in Music and Entertainment Law

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Fifth Circuit Supports Perpetual License as Remedy for Video-Game Dispute<br>Musical Composition Doesn't Infringe Screenplay<br>Redigi Resales Case Factors Into Digital-Download Royalty Litigation

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Tax Planning for Nonresident Alien Artists

Andrew B. Blackman

The independent contractor nonresident alien (NRA) who has a high level of U.S. tax-related operating expenses may wish to consider the feasibility of obtaining a Central Withholding Agreement (CWA) or otherwise be saddled with 30% tax withholding on his or her gross fees.

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Expected Impact of Supreme Court First-Sale Ruling

Lisa Shuchman

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in <i>Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley &amp; Sons</i>, that a legally obtained copyrighted work can be imported into the United States and resold without permission from the copyright owner, even if it was manufactured and sold overseas, has broad legal ramifications going forward, intellectual property attorneys say.

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FL Court of Appeal Quashes Motion to Disqualify Concert Case Lawyer

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The Florida Third District Court of Appeal ruled that a Miami-Dade, FL, circuit judge erred in granting Mexican songstress Paulina Rubio's request to disqualify the opposing attorney in a lawsuit over a missed concert.

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Comparing Contract Drafting in the United States and United Kingdom

Ben Goodger & Jonny McDonald

The authors' previous article, in the March 2013 issue of <i>Entertainment Law &amp; Finance</i>, considered differences between copyright regimes in the United Kingdom and the United States. This article highlights some of the principal differences between UK and U.S. contract law.

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Obituary

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Obituary for Ira Marcus.

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