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University Trademarks And “Mixed Speech” On College Campuses: A Case Study Of Gerlich V. Leath And Student Free Speech Rights, Nathan Converse
University Trademarks And “Mixed Speech” On College Campuses: A Case Study Of Gerlich V. Leath And Student Free Speech Rights, Nathan Converse
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
Higher education has long been a fundamental building block upon which American democracy is based. The guarantee of free speech is itself a revered liberty in the American polity; it has, in turn, served as the catalyst for higher education. Recent events on college campuses continue to reexamine universities’ role in their students’ education and push the legal boundaries on student speech rights. In many instances, however, students’ speech and expressive viewpoint conflicts with that of other students. Other times, students’ speech conflicts with the expressive interests of their university. This Article examines the latter instance in the context of …
Lawyer Speech In The Regulatory State, Renee Newman Knake
Lawyer Speech In The Regulatory State, Renee Newman Knake
Fordham Law Review
A lawyer’s speech as advisor and advocate not only holds First Amendment value for the client and for the public, but also for the functioning of American democracy. This is supported both by foundational values undergirding the First Amendment as well as Supreme Court doctrine. This Article builds upon that analysis to posit that lawyers for the regulatory state ought not to be treated as government employees for purposes of the First Amendment when engaged in speech about workplace conditions related to curbing abuse of power, corruption, or other illegality. While this position runs counter to the existing precedent of …
Legal Information, The Consumer Law Market, And The First Amendment, Renee Newman Knake
Legal Information, The Consumer Law Market, And The First Amendment, Renee Newman Knake
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Toward A Limited Right Of Publicity: An Argument For The Convergence Of The Right Of Publicity, Unfair Competition And Trademark Law, Andrew Beckerman-Rodau
Toward A Limited Right Of Publicity: An Argument For The Convergence Of The Right Of Publicity, Unfair Competition And Trademark Law, Andrew Beckerman-Rodau
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
The right of publicity — the most recently developed type of intellectual property — allows a person to control commercial use of his or her identity. The scope of the right has expanded significantly since its inception because many courts and commentators have misinterpreted it, viewing it as a pure property right justified by a labor or unjust enrichment theory. Rather, this article contends that it should be evaluated in light of the utilitarian justification for intellectual property law. Rewarding people by allowing them to monetize their public persona is not the goal of the right of publicity. The goal …
E-Incitement: A Framework For Regulating The Incitement Of Criminal Flash Mobs, Hannah Steinblatt
E-Incitement: A Framework For Regulating The Incitement Of Criminal Flash Mobs, Hannah Steinblatt
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Rethinking “Murderabilia”: How States Can Restrict Some Depictions Of Crime As They Restrict Child Pornography, Joseph C. Mauro
Rethinking “Murderabilia”: How States Can Restrict Some Depictions Of Crime As They Restrict Child Pornography, Joseph C. Mauro
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
Murderabilia refers to items whose commercial value stems from their relation to a notorious crime or criminal. To protect victims of crime from psychological harm, most states have passed laws restricting the sale of murderabilia. Many of these laws have been challenged on First Amendment grounds, and observers consider them to be of questionable constitutionality. I propose that the constitutional framework allowing states to restrict child pornography can solve this problem. In New York v. Ferber, the Supreme Court held that states may restrict child pornography as speech, without regard to its First Amendment value, because it is “intrinsically related” …
A Nation Of One? Community Standards In The Internet Era, Noah Hertz-Bunzl
A Nation Of One? Community Standards In The Internet Era, Noah Hertz-Bunzl
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
This note examines tensions between the community standards doctrine in First Amendment obscenity law and nationwide prosecutions of internet obscenity. The note focuses on recent cases on the topic, especially in the Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
School Districts As Weathermen: The School's Ability To Reasonably Forecast Substantial Disruption To The School Environment From Student's Online Speech, Samantha M. Levin
School Districts As Weathermen: The School's Ability To Reasonably Forecast Substantial Disruption To The School Environment From Student's Online Speech, Samantha M. Levin
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Note concerns the issue of school officials punishing students for online speech and the precedential value of the Supreme Court's landmark school speech case, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) in the internet era. Because off-campus, "intangible" internet speech does not easily fit into the Supreme Court's framework, the author proposes a new standard for internet school speech cases and analyzes how a new standard might be applied to the specific context of "parody profiles" created by students on social networking sites.
What Is Truth?: True Suspects And False Defamation, Peter B. Kutner
What Is Truth?: True Suspects And False Defamation, Peter B. Kutner
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
A television station reports that an individual is a suspect in a murder case. A newspaper reports that a business or charity is under investigation to determine whether it has provided funding to terrorists or terrorist organizations. It is true that the individual is a suspect in the police investigation of the murder, and that the government is investigating the business or charity for possible financial links to terrorists. However, the suspicion is wrong, or at least unprovable. As far as can be determined from the available evidence, the individual did not commit a murder, and the business or charity …
Panel Ii: The Death Or Rebirth Of The Copyright?, Hugh C. Hansen, Diane Zimmerman, Robert Kasunic, Brett Frischmann
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
No abstract provided.
Panel Iii: Trademarks V. Free Speech In Cyberspace, Sonia Katyal, Robert Weisbein, William Mcgeveran, Brett Frischmann
Panel Iii: Trademarks V. Free Speech In Cyberspace, Sonia Katyal, Robert Weisbein, William Mcgeveran, Brett Frischmann
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Four Free Speech Goals For Trademark Law, William Mcgeveran
Four Free Speech Goals For Trademark Law, William Mcgeveran
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Thinking Of The Children: The Failure Of Violent Video Game Laws, Gregory Kenyota
Thinking Of The Children: The Failure Of Violent Video Game Laws, Gregory Kenyota
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
From T-Shirts To Teaching: May Public Schools Constitutionally Regulate Antihomosexual Speech?, Amanda L. Houle
From T-Shirts To Teaching: May Public Schools Constitutionally Regulate Antihomosexual Speech?, Amanda L. Houle
Fordham Law Review
In applying the First Amendment in the public school context, courts are faced with the challenge of balancing the constitutional rights of students against the discretion of schools to control speech and conduct on school grounds. This Note focuses on the specific issue of public schools regulating antihomosexual speech. Evaluating the First Amendment rights of students expressing antihomosexual sentiment through private and school-sponsored mediums, this Note ultimately argues for a comprehensive standard permitting schools to regulate both private and school-sponsored student speech.
Copyright As Quasi-Public Property: Reinterpreting The Conflict Between Copyright And The First Amendment., Adrian Liu
Copyright As Quasi-Public Property: Reinterpreting The Conflict Between Copyright And The First Amendment., Adrian Liu
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Above The Law? The Constitutionality Of The Ministerial Exemption From Antidiscrimination Law, Caroline Mala Corbin
Above The Law? The Constitutionality Of The Ministerial Exemption From Antidiscrimination Law, Caroline Mala Corbin
Fordham Law Review
This Article critiques the constitutional underpinnings of the “ministerial exemption,” which grants religious organizations immunity from discrimination suits brought by “ministerial” employees. These employees, who range from parochial schoolteachers to church music directors, cannot assert Title VII race or sex discrimination claims against their religious employers--regardless of whether or not religious belief motivated the discrimination. Lower courts and commentators assert that the right of church autonomy created by the religion clauses requires this result, but the Supreme Court has never blessed (nor rejected) it. This Article argues there is no place for the ministerial exemption under the Supreme Court's current …
Displacing Dissent: The Role Of "Place" In First Amendment Jurisprudence, Thomas P. Crocker
Displacing Dissent: The Role Of "Place" In First Amendment Jurisprudence, Thomas P. Crocker
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Executioner Identities: Toward Recognizing A Right To Know Who Is Hiding Beneath The Hood, Ellyde Roko
Executioner Identities: Toward Recognizing A Right To Know Who Is Hiding Beneath The Hood, Ellyde Roko
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Expressive Merchandise And The First Amendment In Public Fora, Genevieve Blake
Expressive Merchandise And The First Amendment In Public Fora, Genevieve Blake
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Courts have struggled to strike a balance between the interests of individuals and cities with the application of intermediate scrutiny to content-neutral time, place, and manner restrictions, and several variations have emerged. This Comment will examine the breadth of those approaches as they affect the determination of what expression triggers First Amendment protection. Ultimately, the Note will argue for a re-thinking of how courts evaluate the scope of First AMendment protection and municipal regulation of expressive activity.
Whose Candy Are We Really Taking? An Exploration Of The Candyman Cases And The Divide Within The Second Circuit, Lauren E. Curry
Whose Candy Are We Really Taking? An Exploration Of The Candyman Cases And The Divide Within The Second Circuit, Lauren E. Curry
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Where Public And Private Spaces Converge: Discriminatory Media Access To Government Information, Ilana Friedman
Where Public And Private Spaces Converge: Discriminatory Media Access To Government Information, Ilana Friedman
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Resolving The Controversy Over "Teaching The Controversy": The Constitutionality Of Teaching Intelligent Design In Public Schools, David R. Bauer
Resolving The Controversy Over "Teaching The Controversy": The Constitutionality Of Teaching Intelligent Design In Public Schools, David R. Bauer
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Public Use Or Private Benefit? The Post-Kelo Intersection Of Religious Land Use And The Public Use Doctrine, Nicholas William Haddad
Public Use Or Private Benefit? The Post-Kelo Intersection Of Religious Land Use And The Public Use Doctrine, Nicholas William Haddad
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Naked Newscaster, Girls Gone Wild, And Paris Hilton: True Tales Of The Right Of Privacy And The First Amendment, Joseph Siprut
The Naked Newscaster, Girls Gone Wild, And Paris Hilton: True Tales Of The Right Of Privacy And The First Amendment, Joseph Siprut
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Panel Iii: Indecent Exposure? The Fcc's Recent Enforcement Of Obscenity Laws, William Davenport, Jeffrey Hoeh, C. Edwin Baker, Paul J. Mcgeady
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
No abstract provided.
Panel Iii: Indecent Exposure? The Fcc's Recent Enforcement Of Obscenity Laws, William Davenport, Jeffrey Hoeh, C. Edwin Baker, Paul J. Mcgeady
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
No abstract provided.
Are Decss T-Shirts Dirty Laundry? Wearable, Non-Executable Computer Code As Protected Speech, Sara Crasson
Are Decss T-Shirts Dirty Laundry? Wearable, Non-Executable Computer Code As Protected Speech, Sara Crasson
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Voyeur War? The First Amendment, Privacy & Images From The War On Terrorism, Clay Calvert
Voyeur War? The First Amendment, Privacy & Images From The War On Terrorism, Clay Calvert
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Austria's Pre-War Brown V. Board Of Education, Maria L. Marcus
Austria's Pre-War Brown V. Board Of Education, Maria L. Marcus
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article discusses the Austrian Constitutional Court's 1931 decision in which it held that the University of Vienna's regulations dividing students into ethnically based groups was unconstitutional. The article compares the similarities and differences between this case and later critical American equal opportunity cases including Brown v. Board of Education and suggests that an understanding of the current racial challenges is most effective by examining both global and American perspectives. This article explores the balance between maintaining universities autonomy and ensuring that racism does not foster in an institution free from judicial intervention. In discussing two cases, this article points …
Putting A Face To A (Screen) Name: The First Amendment Implications Of Compelling Isps To Reveal The Identities Of Anonymous Internet Speakers In Online Defamation Cases, Jennifer O'Brien
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.