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Freedom Of Speech And Injunctions In Intellectual Property Cases, Mark A. Lemley, Eugene Volokh Nov 1998

Freedom Of Speech And Injunctions In Intellectual Property Cases, Mark A. Lemley, Eugene Volokh

Duke Law Journal

Preliminary injunctions against libel, obscenity, and other kinds of speech are generally considered unconstitutional prior restraints. Even though libel may inflict truly irreparable harm on its victim, the most a libel plaintiff can hope for is damages, or perhaps a permanent injunction after final adjudication, not preliminary relief. Professors Lemley and Volokh argue the same rule should apply to preliminary injunctions in many copyright, trademark, right of publicity, and trade secret cases. They note that intellectual property rights, unlike other property rights, are a form of content-based, government-imposed speech restriction. The mere fact that the restriction is denominated a "property …


Another Case Of Freedom Vs. Safety: Stretching The First Amendment To Protect The Publication Of Murder Manuals-Bradenburg Need Not Apply?, Robert J. Coursey Iii Jul 1998

Another Case Of Freedom Vs. Safety: Stretching The First Amendment To Protect The Publication Of Murder Manuals-Bradenburg Need Not Apply?, Robert J. Coursey Iii

Georgia State University Law Review

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"Chilling" The Internet? Lessons From Fcc Regulation Of Radio Broadcasting , Thomas W. Hazlett, David W. Sosa Jun 1998

"Chilling" The Internet? Lessons From Fcc Regulation Of Radio Broadcasting , Thomas W. Hazlett, David W. Sosa

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

Congress included the Communications Decency Act (CDA) in the Telecommunications Act signed into law on February 8, 1996. The bill seeks to outlaw the use of computers and phone lines to transmit "indecent" material with provisions of jail terms and heavy fines for violators. Proponents of the bill argue it is necessary to protect minors from undesirable speech on the Internet. The CDA was immediately challenged in court by the American Civil Liberties Union, and the special 3-judge federal panel established to hear the case recently declared the Act unconstitutional. Yet, its ultimate adjudication remains in doubt. Ominously, the federal …


Justice Rabinowitz And Personal Freedom: Evolving A Constitutional Framework, Susan Orlansky, Jeffrey M. Feldman Jun 1998

Justice Rabinowitz And Personal Freedom: Evolving A Constitutional Framework, Susan Orlansky, Jeffrey M. Feldman

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.


Are We Only Burning Witches? The Antiterrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act Of 1996'S Answer To Terrorism, Jennifer A. Beall Apr 1998

Are We Only Burning Witches? The Antiterrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act Of 1996'S Answer To Terrorism, Jennifer A. Beall

Indiana Law Journal

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Ridding Foia Of Those “Unanticipated Consequences”: Repaving A Necessary Road To Freedom, Charles J. Wichmann Iii Apr 1998

Ridding Foia Of Those “Unanticipated Consequences”: Repaving A Necessary Road To Freedom, Charles J. Wichmann Iii

Duke Law Journal

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The Electronic First Amendment: An Essay For The New Age, Glen O. Robinson Mar 1998

The Electronic First Amendment: An Essay For The New Age, Glen O. Robinson

Duke Law Journal

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Denial On The Campuses Demonstrably False Ideas Should Not Necessarily Be Protected By Bill Of Rights, Kenneth Lasson Jan 1998

Denial On The Campuses Demonstrably False Ideas Should Not Necessarily Be Protected By Bill Of Rights, Kenneth Lasson

All Faculty Scholarship

At Hopkins and elsewhere, the issue of granting historical revisionists equal access to curricula and classrooms is difficult enough, but it is complicated acutely when student editors become entangled in the black and nefarious thickets of Holocaust denial masquerading as "scholarship." The Johns Hopkins News-Letter is only the most recent university paper to succumb to the blandishments of a group calling itself the "Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust," which promulgates claims that a plan to systematically rid Germany or Europe of Jews never existed, that no gas chambers ever operated and that the number of Jewish victims has …


Will Tabloid Journalism Ruin The First Amendment For The Rest Of Us?, Rodney A. Smolla Jan 1998

Will Tabloid Journalism Ruin The First Amendment For The Rest Of Us?, Rodney A. Smolla

Scholarly Articles

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Promises Of Silence: Contract Law And Freedom Of Speech , Alan E. Garfield Jan 1998

Promises Of Silence: Contract Law And Freedom Of Speech , Alan E. Garfield

Cornell Law Review

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When Rights Collide: Reconciling The First Amendment Rights Of Opposing Parties In Civil Litigation, Barbara Arco Jan 1998

When Rights Collide: Reconciling The First Amendment Rights Of Opposing Parties In Civil Litigation, Barbara Arco

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


First Amendment Protection Of Homosexual Conduct, J.F. Jr. Walsh Jan 1998

First Amendment Protection Of Homosexual Conduct, J.F. Jr. Walsh

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Einstein's Hair, Jonathan A. Franklin Jan 1998

Einstein's Hair, Jonathan A. Franklin

Michigan Journal of International Law

Review of From Privacy Toward a New Intelletual Property Right in Persona: The Right of Publicity (United States) and Portrait Law (Netherlands) Balanced with Freedom of Speech and Free Trade Principles by Julius C.S. Pinckaers


Bery V. New York: Do Artists Have A First Amendment Right To Sell And Display Art In Public Places, Christina A. Mathes Jan 1998

Bery V. New York: Do Artists Have A First Amendment Right To Sell And Display Art In Public Places, Christina A. Mathes

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

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Silence Is Not Golden: Protecting Lawyer Speech Under The First Amendment, Erwin Chemerinsky Jan 1998

Silence Is Not Golden: Protecting Lawyer Speech Under The First Amendment, Erwin Chemerinsky

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Review Of Free Speech In Its Forgotten Years, Terrance Sandalow Jan 1998

Review Of Free Speech In Its Forgotten Years, Terrance Sandalow

Reviews

The gulf that separates contemporary understanding of the First Amendment from that which prevailed in earlier years emerges with striking clarity in this absorbing book by David Rabban,a former AAUP staff counsel who is now professor of law at the University of Texas and the AAUP's general counsel.


Quo Vadis, Posadas?, William W. Van Alstyne Jan 1998

Quo Vadis, Posadas?, William W. Van Alstyne

Faculty Scholarship

This examination looks at Virginia's ban on speech advertising motorcycles and revisits the question raised in the Posadas decision - may a state ban speech about a legal product the state could ban if it so desired. This article uses comparisons to the government employee speech cases to further illuminate the issue.


Free Speech And Good Character, Vincent A. Blasi Jan 1998

Free Speech And Good Character, Vincent A. Blasi

Faculty Scholarship

Early proponents of the freedom of speech such as John Milton, John Stuart Mill, and Louis Brandeis emphasized the role expressive liberty plays in strengthening the character of persons entrusted with such freedom. These theorists argued that character traits such as civic courage, independence of mind, and the capacity to learn from experience and adapt are nurtured by trusting citizens with dangerous ideas. Today there is much talk about good character in relation to free speech disputes-but all on the side of those who would regulate speakers. It is time to remember that a concern about character cuts both ways …