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Unmasking anonymous posters

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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October 27 2009

Media outlets increasingly are faced with a "new" kind of subpoenaone that seeks the identity of persons who have posted information anonymously to the media company’s website, blog or chat room

Supreme Court rules on broadcast indecency

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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April 30 2009

On April 28, 2009, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated ruling in FCC v. Fox and upheld the Commission's "fleeting indecency" policy under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA

Public interest group calls for additional disclosure for political advertisements

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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March 24 2011

On March 22, 2011, the Media Access Project (MAP) filed a Petition for Rulemaking seeking to amend the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC or Commission) rules to require additional disclosure for political advertisements

Obama Administration seeks Supreme Court review of broadcast indecency regulations

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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May 25 2011

The Obama Administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse two federal court of appeals decisions that it says "preclude the Federal Communications Commission from effectively implementing statutory restrictions on broadcast indecency that the agency has enforced since its creation in 1934."

In victory for news aggregators, federal appellate court erodes 'hot news' misappropriation doctrine

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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July 6 2011

In a decision that could hamper the ability of news organizations to protect their content from aggregators, a federal appellate court has rejected a claim of “hot news” misappropriation against an aggregator of financial news in Barclays Capital Inc. v. Theflyonthewall.com

Supreme Court issues narrow decision in favor of broadcasters on broadcast indecency

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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June 21 2012

On June 21, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. (Fox II). In a decision written by Justice Kennedy, the Court without dissent (Justice Ginsburg concurred in the judgment and Justice Sotomayor did not participate) set aside the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) orders citing Fox and ABC for indecency violations, finding that the agency failed to give the networks prior, fair notice that fleeting expletives and momentary nudity could be found actionably indecent

Supreme Court reinstates FCC’s “fleeting expletives” policy but remands to Second Circuit for further review

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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June 5 2009

On April 28, 2009, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc

Second Circuit strikes down FCC's "fleeting indecency" policy (again)

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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July 13 2010

On July 13, 2010 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued the latest ruling in the ongoing legal wrangling over the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) policy of taking enforcement action against broadcasters that air "fleeting" indecent material, finding the agency's indecency policy unconstitutional

Second Circuit vacates indecency fine against ABC and affiliates for NYPD Blue

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 4 2011

On Tuesday, January 4, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 2008 fine against ABC and 44 of its affiliates for the 2003 broadcast of an episode of NYPD Blue that included a seconds-long shot of an adult woman's nude buttocks

Court of appeals rehears oral arguments on remand from Supreme Court in FCC's fleeting profanity and fleeting nudity cases

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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February 17 2010

On January 13, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revisited broadcast indecency in Fox v. FCC-the "fleeting expletives" case

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