by Sydney Smith on Nov 24, 2010
MSNBC Sued for Publishing Penelope Cruz Pregnant Photo
Media Bistro's Web Newser reported that MSNBC was sued by a photo agency on Nov. 19 for publishing a copyrighted photograph...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 24, 2010
LV Review-Journal Lost Righthaven Copyright Infringement Lawsuit, Court Ruled 8 Sentences out of 30 Fair Use
Copyright enforcement company Righthaven, which has filed more than 150 lawsuits against websites and bloggers for republishing material from the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 24, 2010
Photographer: Police Said No Pictures of Henry Glover’s Death
The police told Times-Picayune former photographer Alex Brandon not to take photos of a police situation during Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 24, 2010
UK Express Publishes Story Based on Fake Twitter Account for Sophie Dahl
The UK Daily Express published an article based on a fake Twitter account, Regret the Error reported. The May 24...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 24, 2010
Gawker Settles with Sarah Palin’s Book Publisher over Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
According to Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, "Gawker published images of several pages from advance copies of" Sarah...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 23, 2010
TruthSquad Makes Fact Checking Crowdsourced, a Game
There's another fact-checking site in the Web universe now, and this one, much like this summer's WikiFactCheck, sets to involve...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 23, 2010
UK Groups Create Libel Law Guide for Bloggers
Sense about Science and five media advocacy groups created a new guide explaining libel law to UK bloggers, Journalism.co.uk reported....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 22, 2010
NY Post Errs in FDNY Christmas Tree Story
The New York Post's headline and Nov. 11 story on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has apparently been corrected - but...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 22, 2010
WaPo Public Editor: Post Should “Beef Up” Kaplan Reporting
The Washington Post should cover higher-education program Kaplan more aggressively, the Post's ombudsman Andrew Alexander argued in his Nov.19 public editor...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 21, 2010
BBC Criticized for Portraying Irish Stereotypes in Debt Crisis Reporting
A BBC nightly news program has been criticized for portraying Ireland stereotypically, the Journal reported. Viewers took to Facebook and...