This WEEK in LAW 190

This WEEK in LAW Episode 190

This Week In Law 190: Good Golly Judge Dolly

The latest about AutoHop, the Internet Radio Fairness Act, privacy issues, Deepgeek, and more.

Panel

• Denise Howell
• Evan Brown
• Gordon Firemark (@gfiremark)
  • Firemark.com
  • "Gordon Firemark is an attorney whose practice is devoted to the representation of artists, writers, producers and directors in the fields of theater, film, television,and music. He is also the producer and host of Entertainment Law Update., a podcast for artists and professionals in the entertainment industries. His practice also covers intellectual property, cyberspace, new media and business/corporate matters for clients in the entertainment industry. He is the author of The Podcast, Blog and New Media Producer’s Legal Survival Guide. Mr. Firemark holds a B.A. in Radio, Television and Film from the University of Oregon, and earned his law degree at Southwestern University School of Law. Mr. Firemark teaches Business Law at Loyola Marymount University, and Theatre Law in the innovative Online Entertainment LLM program at Southwestern Law School."
• Iyaz Akhtar

Topics

• Hobbit Law Follow-up (00:05:10)
  • Martin Freeman quizzed Colbert about whether they were licensed to use Rivendell; seems like subsequent shows used other views via The Colbert Report
• AutoHop survives preliminary injunction (00:09:20)
  • Judge Denies Injunction Against Dish 'AutoHop Ad-Skipper' via The Hollywood Reporter
  • ABC TV Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Dish’s AutoHop via Home Media Magazine
• New Media Productions (00:19:30)
  • New Media Rules via SAG-AFTRA
  • Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn via YouTube
• Internet Radio Fairness Act (00:28:00)
  • Songwriters remind Pandora: You're profiting from our songs via CNET
  • Looking at the Internet Radio Fairness Act via The Law Professors Blog
• Actress Duped Into Scenes? (00:39:00)
  • Federal Judge Won't Order Takedown of 'Innocence of Muslims' via The Hollywood Reporter]
  • Facebook May Pay You $10 For Putting You In 'Sponsored Story' Ads Without Your Permission via Forbes
• Holiday Music (00:48:08)
  • Copyrighting Christmas via Gonzaga IP Blog
• Jay Leno Parody of Mercedes-Benz Santa Commercial (00:55:00)
  • Mercedes-Benz 2012 "AMG Santa" via YouTube
• Google WiFi Infogathering (00:58:27)
  • Google will not be prosecuted for Street View Wi-Fi sniffing in Germany via Computer World
• Border searches (01:03:40)
  • Border Agents’ Power to Search Devices Is Facing Increasing Challenges in Court via The New York Times
• EU Privacy v. Patriot Act (01:09:10)
  • Patriot Act can "obtain" data in Europe, researchers say via CBS News
• NRLB Wants Employees To Be Able To Disparage Their Employer (01:13:13)
  • Dish Network Ordered to Change Social Media Policy via The Hollywood Reporter
• Gothic T Problems (01:22:34)
  • Doffing Its Hat and The Times T Beneath It via The New York Times
• Twitter Developers and API Terms (01:27:45)
  • PeopleBrowsr Could Lose Its Direct Twitter Ties in a Matter of Days via All Things D
• Deepgeek Report: Follow up On Moocher Hunter (01:31:30)
  • http://securitystartshere.org/page-training-oswa-assistant.htm#moocherhunter

Tip of the Week

• Why You Might Not Want Facebook To Have A Copy Of Every Photo You Take With Your Smartphone via Forbes (01:35:13)

Resource of the Week

• Authors at Google Talk with Kal Raustiala via YouTube (01:37:12)

Sponsor

• ShareFile.com

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