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Taking Exception To Assessments Of American Exceptionalism: Why The United States Isn’T Such An Outlier On Free Speech, Evelyn Mary Aswad

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

One of the most significant challenges to human freedom in the digital age involves the sheer power of private companies over speech and the fact that power is untethered to existing free speech principles. Heated debates are ongoing about what standards social media companies should adopt to regulate speech on their platforms. Some have argued that global social media companies, such as Facebook and Twitter, should align their speech codes with the international human rights law standards of the United Nations (“U.N.”). Others have countered that U.S.-based companies should apply First Amendment standards. Much of this debate is premised on …

Free Speech In The Modern Age, Fordhamiplj@Gmail.Com

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Harmonizing The Tension Between The First Amendment And Publicity Rights And Finding The Right Balance: Discerning How Much Freedom Is Warranted And What Needs Protection, William Buchsbaum

The University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal

This paper examines the tension between the First Amendment and Publicity Rights considering why and how friction is emerging, the legal underpinnings and theories behind the development of publicity rights and how to reconcile this with values raised in support of the First Amendment. This collision course of rights occurs where property interests have vested in human identity itself which brings us face to face with the outer limits of free speech and expression under the First Amendment and evens tests the notion of how we define speech. The paper takes a dive into some of the currently arising issues …

Fair Use And First Amendment: Without Fair Use, What Would You Freely Speak About?, Adam Blaier

Pace Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment Law Forum

The question this paper tries to answer is: Without fair use, what would you freely speak about? This paper will seek to demonstrate that the Copyright Clause’s Fair Use doctrine, and the First Amendment are cousins who help each other, rather than enemies sworn to destroy each other as some believe. First I will give a brief overview and history of each doctrine. Next I will speak about three areas where I believe fair use and the First Amendment cross paths extensively. These areas are: (1) school/education; (2) social media and news; and (3) sports images/broadcasting. Finally, I will demonstrate …

Disentangling The Right Of Publicity, Eric E. Johnson

Northwestern University Law Review

Despite the increasing importance attached to the right of publicity, its doctrinal scope has yet to be clearly articulated. The right of publicity supposedly allows a cause of action for the commercial exploitation of a person’s name, voice, or image. The inconvenient reality, however, is that only a tiny fraction of such instances are truly actionable. This Article tackles the mismatch between the blackletter doctrine and the shape of the case law, and it aims to elucidate, in straightforward terms, what the right of publicity actually is.

This Article explains how, in the absence of a clear enunciation of its …

E-Incitement: A Framework For Regulating The Incitement Of Criminal Flash Mobs, Hannah Steinblatt

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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When The Schoolhouse Gate Extends Online: Student Free Speech In The Internet Age., David J. Fryman

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Panel Ii: The Death Or Rebirth Of The Copyright?, Hugh C. Hansen, Diane Zimmerman, Robert Kasunic, Brett Frischmann

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Panel Iii: Trademarks V. Free Speech In Cyberspace, Sonia Katyal, Robert Weisbein, William Mcgeveran, Brett Frischmann

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Four Free Speech Goals For Trademark Law, William Mcgeveran

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Copyright As Quasi-Public Property: Reinterpreting The Conflict Between Copyright And The First Amendment., Adrian Liu

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Panel Iii: Indecent Exposure? The Fcc's Recent Enforcement Of Obscenity Laws, William Davenport, Jeffrey Hoeh, C. Edwin Baker, Paul J. Mcgeady

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Panel Iii: Indecent Exposure? The Fcc's Recent Enforcement Of Obscenity Laws, William Davenport, Jeffrey Hoeh, C. Edwin Baker, Paul J. Mcgeady

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Privacy Versus The First Amendment: A Skeptical Approach, Solveig Singleton

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Panel I: The Conflict Between Commercial Speech And Legislation Governing The Commercialization Of Public Sector Data, Robert Sherman, Paul Schwartz, Deirdre Mulligan, Steven Emmert

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Panel Ii: The Conflict Between Commercial Speech And Legislation Governing The Commercialization Of Private Sector Data, Jennifer Barrett, Evan Hendricks, Solveig Singleton, David Sobel

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Irving V. Penguin: Historians On Trial And The Determination Of Truth Under English Libel Law, Dennise Mulvihill

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Panel Iii: Cable Versus The Telephone Companies: Can Telephone Companies Be Constitutionally Barred From Delivering Video Programming? , David E. Bronston, James J. Gilligan, Mark C. Hansen, Joseph A. Post

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Panel I: The Changing Landscape Of First Amendment Jurisprudence In Light Of The New Communications And Media Alliances, J. Richard Devlin, Theodore C. Hirt, Andrew A. Merdek

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Panel Ii: Cable Versus Broadcast Tv: The “Must Carry” Provisions Of The Cable Television Consumer And Competition Act Of 1992, Marc Apfelbaum, Gregory Buscarino, Steven J. Hyman, Robert D. Joffe

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Restricting The Right Of Correspondence In The Prison Context: Thornburgh V. Abbott And Its Progeny, Samuel J. Levine

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Ward V. Rock Against Racism: How Time, Place And Manner Further Restrict The Public Forum, Michael B. Manley

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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