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Not Shocking: Filmed Sex Gets Headline Over More Serious Accusations

In a case involving allegations of evidence tampering, false arrests, a bogus basis for a search warrant and a variety of other serious misconduct by police officers, what gets the big headline is the fact one of the same cops allegedly used his body camera to film himself having...
Posted On 15 Aug 2018
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When to Hire an Outside Company to Help Your In-House Team

In the journey of every successful company there are opportunities that present themselves and decisions that need to be made. A new revenue stream presents itself and their eyes light up. Hold on though, this stream is outside of your core business and will require time,...
Posted On 08 Aug 2018
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Marilyn Monroe, Copyright and Works for Hire

In a ruling which underlines the importance of properly structuring contracts and agreements when employing independent contractors to create "works for hire," a federal judge has ruled the heirs to photographer Bert Stern own the rights to images of Marilyn Monroe that Stern...
Posted On 24 Jul 2018
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The “Error” Made in Stormy’s Arrest Runs Deeper than the Law

The Columbus Police Chief says Stormy Daniels' arrest was an "error" which stemmed from a misreading of the law. Other mistakes informed the situation, though - including the ongoing mistake of equating all sex work with "human trafficking."
Posted On 16 Jul 2018
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Opinion: Judge Otero Is Getting Sick Of This Crap, Too

The paperwork continues to fly in the ongoing legal saga of Stormy v. Trump v. Cohen v. Avenatti v. Etc., and it seems to some observers that Judge S. James Otero is getting irritated with the litigants. Given the behavior of the litigants and the media fanfare surrounding the...
Posted On 19 Jun 2018
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Opinion: The “Secondary Effects” Doctrine Still Sucks

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to zoning ordinances established by Sandy Springs, Georgia, in a case which got started back in 2006. Declining to hear the case means another application of the secondary effects doctrine will stand.
Posted On 13 Jun 2018
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An Old Case Reminds Us How Dumb Obscenity Law Can Get

CLEARWATER, Fla. – For as much concern as the prospect of an obscenity law-enforcement “crackdown” has caused within the adult entertainment industry over the decades, obscenity prosecutions are something you rarely hear about these days. Sure, there were some minor rumblings of...
Posted On 30 May 2018
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Opinion: 2257 Ruling Not The End Of The Story, But Still A Big Win

PHILADELPHIA – In the aftermath of major legal decisions, when describing an outcome as a big win for one or more party to the case, there’s often a “but…” which can frustrate and confound our understanding of the ruling’s significance. After all, if an appellate court eventually...
Posted On 24 May 2018
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Stormy And Donald’s Lawyers: The Drama Continues

NEW YORK – It’s a good thing I don’t like popcorn, because if I were the kind of guy who likes to have a container of the stuff handy when watching drama play out, I’d need a bucket the size of swimming pool just to cover me through the end of the month in tracking the ongoing...
Posted On 11 May 2018
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VICE Continues To Freak The Fuck Out Over Deepfake Porn

BENEATH THE FALLING SKY, NY – To me, the best part of any new or emerging entertainment-related technology isn’t the wondrous things we can do with it. It’s the guaranteed freak-out over the perils of the same technology we get to hear from people who are reflexively afraid of...
Posted On 24 Apr 2018
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