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    • First Amendment

    First Amendment protection for online posting of video/audio obtained unlawfully.

    Friday, June 22nd, 2007

    The First Circuit Court of Appeals today decided an interesting case concerning first amendment protection for the publisher of materials obtained unlawfully. In the case, Jean v. Massachusetts State Police video footage was recorded by a nanny-cam during an arrest and warrantless search of the arrestee’s private residence.
    After the arrest, […]

    ‘Bloggers are Journalists’ says Court of Appeals

    Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

    Win some, lose some. Apple computer lost its appeal in a case involving a blog’s early disclosure of the company’s upcoming new products.
    Last year, following a number of incidents, Apple sued a ‘rumor site’ which had broken several stories about forthcoming Apple products. Apple argued that the site was violating the company’s trade secrets, and […]