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Viacom, Time Warner Cable Fight Over iPad App

On April 12, 2011 By Theresa Weisenberger

Would you like to watch live television on your iPad? Time Warner Cable thinks it’s a great idea. Viacom isn’t quite as happy.

With the rising success of Netflix and Hulu (not to mention Google TV), the television is no longer the only way viewers catch up on episodes of their favorite shows. Cable [...]

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2010-2011 Bowl Season: Conference Rankings by Dollar

On January 13, 2011 By Joe Cesta

It’s that time of year again, when Southern pride swells after the SEC claims another BCS National Championship, this time as a result of Auburn’s 22-19 victory over the Oregon Ducks on Monday night. Fans of other conferences can look forward to another year of the grating sounds of those incessant “SEC! [...]

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Facebook Reverts in an Effort to Save Face

On February 19, 2009 By JETLaw

After mounting pressure from users and consumer advocacy groups, the social networking site Facebook has reversed changes to its Terms of Service. The controversy started when the company unilaterally changed the Terms of Service and granted itself a perpetual license to user content, not only while the user has [...]

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Documentary or Infomercial? The NFL Suffers a Setback in Case of Competing Intellectual Property Rights

On September 17, 2008 By JETLaw

When does a television program cease to be a documentary, and instead become an infomercial hawking a product? This question will likely be posed to a jury following the recent Third Circuit opinion in the case of Facenda v. N.F.L. Films, Inc. On September 9, 2008, the Third Circuit Continue Reading →

Movie Review Embargoes Still Relevant in the Internet Age?

On September 9, 2008 By JETLaw

Jabba the Hutt, a corrupt slug-like alien crime lord on the fictional desert planet of Tatooine, might very well have been a frequent enforcer of trade embargoes as he furthered his criminal enterprise. In 2008, in America, however, such embargoes in the film industry might seem anachronistic — a throwback to the pre-blogging age of [...]

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