Lynn Oberlander

Jan 8, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Lynn Oberlander |Thomas Sullivan

SummaryThe U.S. Copyright Office is seeking public comment on its proposal to create a group registration option for “frequently updated news websites.”The Upshot The proposed rule would allow a publisher to register its news website as a collective work, with that registration also including any components of the site that the publisher also fully owns.

Jan 5, 2024 | ballardspahr.com | Thomas Sullivan |Lynn Oberlander

Summary The U.S. Copyright Office is seeking public comment on its proposal to create a group registration option for “frequently updated news websites.”The Upshot The proposed rule would allow a publisher to register its news website as a collective work, with that registration also including any components of the site that the publisher also fully owns.

Jun 30, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Lynn Oberlander |Michael P. Robotti |Thomas Sullivan

The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered an unexpected endorsement of a key pillar of modern defamation law—the actual malice standard—in a case involving a separate category of unprotected speech, “true threats.”In Counterman v. Colorado, petitioner Billy Counterman sought to overturn his conviction for stalking under a Colorado statute after sending hundreds of Facebook messages over several years to a local singer and musician that made her fear for her life.