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Cryin' the Blues in the Record Industry
By Richard Amada on May 27, 2010 | In Music
The American Bar Association's online ABA Journal has an interesting article about the ongoing battle the recording industry wages against unauthorized music file sharing. According to the article, the record companies primarily blame digital file shari… more »
Can a Baby’s Bare Butt on a Bear Rug Be Sexting?
By Richard Amada on May 21, 2010 | In Visual Arts
Okay, I admit this may be stretching things a bit. But I’ve been hearing about the case in Pennsylvania, where a woman is suing her former high school for violating her free speech rights when it confiscated her cell phone and allowed school officials a… more »
The Penn is Not Mightier than the Law
By Richard Amada on May 18, 2010 | In General
It has been a while since the days when actor Sean Penn typically made the news as much for his bad-boy behavior as for his professional work. But the two-time Oscar winner got into legal trouble again when he got into a tussle with a celebrity photogra… more »
An Exchange of Bad Words and Blows
By Richard Amada on May 13, 2010 | In Cinema, TV, Radio
The MTV reality show, Jersey Shore, which has already stirred up controversy by ticking off Italian Americans, a state legislature, and pretty much the entire state of New Jersey, has a brand new issue to contend with. A woman in south Florida is accsui… more »
"Dumb, Racist" In-Laws Jokes Protected by First Amendment
By Richard Amada on May 7, 2010 | In Performing Arts
A federal court in New Jersey has cited the First Amendment as a rationale for dismissing a defamation lawsuit filed against a stand-up comedian by her in-laws whom the comedian, in her act, had called "racist" and "dumb."
Sundra Croonquist, who is of… more »
Picasso Profit
By Richard Amada on May 5, 2010 | In Visual Arts
There's a new reigning king among works of fine art...at least, from a purely economic standpoint. Pablo Picasso's 1932 painting, “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust,” has broken the record as the most expensive single piece of art ever sold at auction. The w… more »
