An Activist Law Firm
Addresses the nature of lawsuits filed by businesses to silence critics, focusing on the T&J Towing case where the company sued the creator of a critical Facebook group for defamation.
Analyzing the changing nature of business defamation, as the electronic age has ushered in a new era where constitutionally protected speech critical of a business can be heard and read
Discusses possible injustices in Righthaven’s suit against the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), a client of RLG, for linking to potentially infringing content. Copyright law prohibits
Discusses the Federal Anti-SLAPP legislation pending before the House of Representatives. Transcript available here. The Citizen Participation Act, which would introduce anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) remedies in Federal
Addressing a case where piracy transcends into appropriation of copyrighted work. Copyright laws prohibit the unauthorized commercial use of another’s content. Three studios filed suit, including Corbin Fisher, because infringers
Explaining the “hot news” exception to First Amendment law and its application to the investment banking sector. Although the exact wording and presentation of news content is copyrightable, facts are
Provides an introduction and explanation for laws requiring fixed distances between dancers and patrons, touching upon the decline of the secondary effects doctrine. While the First Amendment prohibits the outlaw
Describing the case and the defendant’s conduct leading to the judgment. Copyright infringement is defined in Federal law, and it occurs in the unauthorized commercial use of another’s content. Statutory
Discussing the detective work Randazza used to build his case and the judgment’s fairness, as Corbin Fisher reduced it 90% from the originally sought amount to reflect the defendant’s cooperation.
Examining the community standards test of Miller v. California and the unlikelihood of its expansion to consider a “national community.” Obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment, but there
Reviewing the implications of an Ohio statute attempting to limit access to pornography. Under the statute, which was upheld by the Ohio Supreme court, explicit materials described in its language
Discussing Randazza’s litigation style, giving an overview of his work for Corbin Fisher and pursuit of content pirates generally. At the heart of the discussion is copyright piracy, codified in
