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Adult Entertainment And The First Amendment: A Dialogue And Analysis With The Industry's Leading Litigator, Clay Calvert, Robert D. Richards
Adult Entertainment And The First Amendment: A Dialogue And Analysis With The Industry's Leading Litigator, Clay Calvert, Robert D. Richards
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
This article gives Cambria the legal spotlight, at a time when conservatives control the White House and Congress, to discuss the never-ending tension between the First Amendment freedom of speech, which sometimes, although certainly not always, protects the $10 billion adult entertainment industry in the United States and the voices of censorship who would squelch such content. It is a tension that clearly affects many people, given the sheer popularity of sexually explicit speech and the mainstreaming today of adult content; sales and rentals of adult videos in 2002 totaled more than $4 billion, according to the Adult Video News. …
Typosquatters, The Tactical Fight Being Waged By Corporations, And Congress' Attempt To Fight Back In The Criminal Arena, David A. Gusewelle
Typosquatters, The Tactical Fight Being Waged By Corporations, And Congress' Attempt To Fight Back In The Criminal Arena, David A. Gusewelle
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Part II of this Note presents an overview of domain names as well as a general overview of cybersquatting and trademarks. Part III analyzes some of the measures Congress has taken against cybersquatting and the case law under those measures. Part IV gives a general overview of typosquatters, who constitute a subgroup of cybersquatters. Part V discusses the TDNA and issues that have been addressed through U.S. v. Zuccarini. Part VI asks whether the TDNA is an unconstitutional restriction on free speech. Part VII questions whether criminal liability is appropriate and argues for a higher culpability standard in § 2252(B)(b) …
Regulation Through Intimidation: Congressional Hearings And Political Pressure On America's Entertainment Media, Kenneth A. Paulson
Regulation Through Intimidation: Congressional Hearings And Political Pressure On America's Entertainment Media, Kenneth A. Paulson
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
This paper explores how Congress has shaped and limited the content of films, comic books, popular music, and television over the past century. Specifically, this report focuses on the path to "self-regulation" and industry-wide codes for these four media, and how government used pressure and influence to spur the adoption of standards.