SWIPLit

Ninth Circuit Holds County’s Advertising Restriction on “Disparaging Material” Unconstitutional

By Justin K. Powley and David G. Barker The Ninth Circuit held yesterday in American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County that a county’s advertising program on public buses that rejected advertisements on the basis of disparaging material violates the First Amendment’s free speech clause and therefore is unconstitutional. King County provides public transportation in […]

October 3, 2018 | 2 min read | Tagged: First Amendment, Ninth Circuit

Justin K. Powley Former Associate

David G. Barker Partner

Second Circuit Holds News Video Clip Search Engine Is Not Fair Use

By Justin K. Powley and David G. Barker The Second Circuit held yesterday in Fox News Network, LLC v. TVEyes, Inc., that a media service offering a search engine of video clips from news networks violates copyright law. On appeal, the Second Circuit held that such use is not protected by the fair use doctrine. […]

February 28, 2018 | 3 min read

Justin K. Powley Former Associate

David G. Barker Partner