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Self-Censorship and the First Amendment Robert A
Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy Volume 25 Article 2 Issue 1 Symposium on Censorship & the Media 1-1-2012 Self-Censorship and the First Amendment Robert A. Sedler Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndjlepp Recommended Citation Robert A. Sedler, Self-Censorship and the First Amendment, 25 Notre Dame J.L. Ethics & Pub. Pol'y 13 (2012). Available at: http://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndjlepp/vol25/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy at NDLScholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy by an authorized administrator of NDLScholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ARTICLES SELF-CENSORSHIP AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT ROBERT A. SEDLER* I. INTRODUCTION Self-censorship refers to the decision by an individual or group to refrain from speaking and to the decision by a media organization to refrain from publishing information. Whenever an individual or group or the media engages in self-censorship, the values of the First Amendment are compromised, because the public is denied information or ideas.' It should not be sur- prising, therefore, that the principles, doctrines, and precedents of what I refer to as "the law of the First Amendment"' are designed to prevent self-censorship premised on fear of govern- mental sanctions against expression. This fear-induced self-cen- sorship will here be called "self-censorship bad." At the same time, the First Amendment also values and pro- tects a right to silence. -
The Stored Communications Act, Gag Orders, and the First Amendment
10 BURKE (DO NOT DELETE) 12/13/2017 1:29 PM WHEN SILENCE IS NOT GOLDEN: THE STORED COMMUNICATIONS ACT, GAG ORDERS, AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT Alexandra Burke* I. INTRODUCTION Cloud computing has completely changed the landscape of information storage. Sensitive information that was once stored in file cabinets and eventually on computers is now stored remotely using web-based cloud computing services.1 The cloud’s prevalence in today’s world is undeniable, as recent studies show that nearly forty percent of all Americans2 and an estimated ninety percent of all businesses use the cloud in some capacity.3 Despite this fact, Congress has done little in recent years to protect users and providers of cloud computing services.4 What Congress has done dates back to its enactment of the Stored Communications Act (SCA) in 1986.5 Passed decades before the existence *J.D. Candidate, 2018, Baylor University School of Law; B.B.A. Accounting, 2015, Texas A&M University. I would like to extend my gratitude to each of the mentors, professors, and legal professionals who have influenced my understanding of and appreciation for the law. Specifically, I would like to thank Professor Brian Serr for his guidance in writing this article. Finally, I would like to acknowledge my family and friends, who have always shown me unwavering support. 1 See Riley v. California, 134 S. Ct. 2473, 2491 (2014) (defining cloud computing as “the capacity of Internet-connected devices to display data stored on remote servers rather than on the device itself”); see also Paul Ohm, The Fourth Amendment in a World Without Privacy, 81 MISS. -
Case 4:15-Cv-00358-O Document 41 Filed 06/17/21 Page 1 of 28 Pageid 502
Case 4:15-cv-00358-O Document 41 Filed 06/17/21 Page 1 of 28 PageID 502 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH DIVISION SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, CIVIL ACTION NO: 4:15-cv-358-O Plaintiff, v. CHRISTOPHER A. NOVINGER, et al., Defendants. June 17, 2021 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO REOPEN AND FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO F. R. Civ. P. 60(b) and subsect. (4) and (5) Margaret A. Little N.D. Tex. Bar No. 303494CT Kara M. Rollins, pro hac vice forthcoming New Civil Liberties Alliance 1225 19th St. NW, Suite 450 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: 202-869-5210 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Movants Christopher A. Novinger and ICAN Investment Group, LLC Case 4:15-cv-00358-O Document 41 Filed 06/17/21 Page 2 of 28 PageID 503 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................. i PRELIMINARY STATEMENT .................................................................................................... 1 FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY .................................................................................... 1 ARGUMENT .................................................................................................................................. 3 I. STANDARDS RELATING TO RULE 60(b)(4) MOTIONS ........................................................... 3 II. THE GAG ORDER VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT ......................................................... -
(Iipa) 2019 Special 301 Report on Copyright Protection and Enforcement
INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ALLIANCE (IIPA) 2019 SPECIAL 301 REPORT ON COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Special 301 Recommendation: IIPA recommends that Vietnam should be elevated to the Priority Watch List in 2019.1 Executive Summary: Vietnam is an important emerging market in Southeast Asia for the creative industries, which has investments planned to tap into Vietnam’s booming economy. But the market for creative works in Vietnam remains severely stunted due to worsening piracy and persistent and debilitating market access barriers. Vietnam is now host to many of the world’s most popular piracy websites, and other problems are growing, including Piracy Devices and apps used to access illegal content. While rights holders have implored Vietnam’s government to take action, the government has done very little to address the growing problem. For example, while the highly popular online piracy site 123movies was shut down due to considerable pressure from the U.S. Government and from industry, the Government of Vietnam did not take any effective actions against those responsible for the site. Thus, the site appears to have simply sold its main architecture, which has led to a proliferation of copycat sites around the world. One exception is the government’s support for national broadcasters to protect their investment in the World Cup broadcast by disabling access to hundreds of infringing websites. Unfortunately, the government has not been as amenable to working with foreign rights holders to take action against similarly harmful websites hosting or distributing other types of infringing content. Rights holders face unreasonable hurdles in enforcing their rights, including requirements for evidence collection that are impossible to meet. -
In 2017, Broad Federal Search Warrants, As Well As
A PUBLICATION OF THE SILHA CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF MEDIA ETHICS AND LAW | FALL 2017 Federal Search Warrants and Nondisclosure Orders Lead to Legal Action; DOJ Changes Gag Order Practices n 2017, broad federal search warrants, as well as from disclosing the fact that it had received such a request. nondisclosure orders preventing technology and social On Oct. 12, 2017, the Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of media companies from informing their customers that their Expression at Yale Law School and 20 First Amendment Scholars, information had been handed over to the government, led to including Silha Center Director and Silha Professor of Media legal action and raised concerns from observers. However, Ethics and Law Jane Kirtley, fi led an amici brief in response Ithe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) also changed its rules on the to the ruling, explaining that National Security Letters (NSL) gag orders, leading a large technology company to drop its lawsuit issued by the FBI are accompanied by a nondisclosure order, against the agency regarding the orders. which “empowers the government to preemptively gag a wire or In 2017, the DOJ fi led two search warrants seeking extensive electronic communication service provider from speaking about information from web hosting company DreamHost and from the government’s request for information about a subscriber.” Facebook in connection to violent protests in Washington, The brief contended that these orders constitute prior restraints D.C. during President Donald Trump’s January 20 inauguration in violation of the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court festivities. On Aug. -
Urban Green Areas – Their Functions Under a Changing Lifestyle of Local People, the Example of Hanoi
Urban Green Areas – their functions under a changing lifestyle of local people, the example of Hanoi Inauguraldissertation Zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) an der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald vorgelegt von LE To Luong geboren am 18.10.1983 in Ha Noi, Vietnam Greifswald, den 5. Marz 2013 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Klaus Fesser 1. Gutachter : Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Steingrube 2. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Hai Thi Nguyen Tag der Promotion: 21/06/2013 TABLE OF CONTENT Page Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………… vii List of figures…………………………………………………………………………….. xiii List of Tables……………………………………………………………………………... xvi List of Pictures……………………………………………………………………………. xvii Abbreviations and Equivalents…………………………………………………………. xviii 1 Introduction………………………….…………………………… 1 1.1 Hanoi – the city of investigation…………………………………… 2 1.1.1 Location and topography………………………………………………………. 2 1.1.2 Climate…………………………………………………………………………... 2 1.2 Hanoi – city plans and management ……………………………… 4 1.2.1 Phases of urban planning in Hanoi…………………………………………… 5 1.2.1.1 Hanoi’s plans before 1885………………………………………………………. 5 1.2.1.2 Hanoi’s plans 1885-1945………………………………………………………… 6 1.2.1.3 Period 1954-1964 ……………………………………………………………….. 7 1.2.1.4 Period 1964-1974……..………………………………………………………….. 8 1.2.1.5 Period 1975-1986……………………………………………………………….. 8 1.2.1.6 Period 1998 to date……………………………………………………………… 8 1.2.1.7 The future vision of Hanoi…………………………………………………………12 1.2.2 The political system in Hanoi………….…….…………………………………. 13 1.2.3 Management process of Planning….…………………………………………. 14 1.3 Objectives and hypotheses………………….…………………........ 17 1.4 Methodological Approach………………………………………….. 18 1.4.1 Statistics…………………………………………………………………………. 21 1.4.2 Observation……………………………………………………………………… 21 1.4.3 Visitor counting…………………………………………………………………. 23 1.4.4 Surveys…………………………………………………………………………... 24 1.4.4.1 Online survey……………………………………………………………………. -
Gagged, Sealed & Delivered
Gagged, Sealed & Delivered: Reforming ECPA’s Secret Docket Stephen Wm. Smith* What is the most secret court docket in America? Many would point to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court, set up during the Carter Administration to oversee requests for surveillance warrants against suspected foreign intelligence agents.1 Due to the sensitive nature of its bus- iness, FISA proceedings and records are closed to public view. Since 1979, that court has processed over 28,000 warrant applications and renewals,2 a rate of nearly one thousand secret cases a year. But the FISA court is not number one in the secrecy parade, not by a long shot. According to a recent study by the Federal Judicial Center, there is another federal docket that handles tens of thousands of secret cases every year.3 That docket is presided over by federal magistrate judges in United States district courts around the country. Most of its sealed cases are classi- fied as “warrant-type applications,” a category that includes not only routine search warrants but also various forms of electronic surveillance, such as the monitoring of electronic communications and data transmitted by the cell phones, personal computers, and other digital devices that now dominate our everyday lives. This type of electronic surveillance is regulated principally by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA).4 Although the ECPA has often been amended, most changes have been technical tweaks to the existing framework.5 Some are now pushing for an update of the ECPA, which after all was enacted over two generations ago, long before Google or the smart phone was even conceived. -
Some Observations on the Swinging Courthouse Doors of Gannett and Richmond Newspapers
Denver Law Review Volume 59 Issue 4 Article 5 February 2021 Some Observations on the Swinging Courthouse Doors of Gannett and Richmond Newspapers Richard M. Schmidt Jr. Gregory M. Schmidt Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/dlr Recommended Citation Richard M. Schmidt, Jr. & Gregory M. Schmidt, Some Observations on the Swinging Courthouse Doors of Gannett and Richmond Newspapers, 59 Denv. L.J. 721 (1982). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Denver Law Review at Digital Commons @ DU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Denver Law Review by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ DU. For more information, please contact [email protected],[email protected]. SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE SWINGING COURTHOUSE DOORS OF GANNE7T AND RICHMOND NEWSPAPERS RICHARD M. SCHMIDT, JR.* GREGORY M. SCHMIDT** INTRODUCTION For nearly two hundred years, the closing of a courtroom in the United States to the press or public was an extremely rare event. In the last five years it has become commonplace. The closure motion is threatening to become a routinely employed weapon in every criminal defense attorney's arsenal and its use in civil proceedings is growing at an alarming rate. The Supreme Court has both promoted and responded to this develop- ment. It has now granted certiorari in three courtroom closure cases in the last four years. The first two decisions addressed the validity of closures designed to protect criminal defendants from the dissemination of prejudi- cial publicity. In Gannett Co. v. DePasquale,l the Court approved closure of a pretrial suppression hearing, holding that the sixth amendment right to a public trial is personal to the accused and does not provide the public or the press an independent right to attend such a proceeding. -
Legal Responses and Countermeasures to National Security Letters
Washington University Journal of Law & Policy Volume 47 Intellectual Property: From Biodiversity to Technical Standards 2015 Legal Responses and Countermeasures to National Security Letters Brett Weinstein Washington University School of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy Part of the National Security Law Commons Recommended Citation Brett Weinstein, Legal Responses and Countermeasures to National Security Letters, 47 WASH. U. J. L. & POL’Y 217 (2015), https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy/vol47/iss1/15 This Note is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School at Washington University Open Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Washington University Journal of Law & Policy by an authorized administrator of Washington University Open Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Legal Responses and Countermeasures to National Security Letters Brett Weinstein INTRODUCTION In early June of 2013, governmental surveillance suddenly and dramatically entered the public consciousness, prompting a torrent of debate and backlash. The Guardian published a top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all telephone call records to the National Security Agency (NSA); the Washington Post disclosed a secret but widespread Internet surveillance program, and months of similar revelations followed, all stemming from leaks by former NSA contractor, Edward Snowden.1 As a result, the public and the press began to question the tools that the government uses for surveillance, including National Security Letters (NSLs), and the relationship between the government and the technology and telecommunications companies that seemingly possess all personal and private information generated in the modern, digital world.2 J.D. -
New Voices: Socio-Cultural Trajectories of Vietnamese Literature in the 21St Century
New Voices: Socio-Cultural Trajectories of Vietnamese Literature in the 21st Century NEW VOICES: SOCIO-CULTURAL TRAJECTORIES OF VIETNAMESE LITERATURE IN THE 21st CENTURY Dana HEALY School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG London, UK [email protected] Many important changes have taken place in the domain of Vietnamese literature in the last two decades as the country embraced the new globalized consumer age. This article examines the ways in which contemporary Vietnamese literature responds to the new social and cultural milieu delineated by rapidly developing market economy, globalization, and rise in new technologies, mass media and the internet. It highlights the role of young generation of writers whose enthusiasm, unorthodox creativity, penchant for experiment and resentment of authority contributed to the transformation of Vietnamese literature from a ‘servant of revolution’ to the purveyor of entertainment, modernity and individualism. It also analyses the changes in the publishing industry and evaluates the role of the internet in Vietnam as a vital alternative space which can accomodate various forms of marginalized writing. Key words: Vietnamese literature, publishing, the internet, popular literature Introduction Contemporary literature in Vietnam derives its momentum from a new generation of writers. With their youthful enthusiasm, unorthodox creativity, penchant for experiment, resentment of authority and desire for freedom they are defying established Vietnamese -
2018Spec301vietnam
VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ALLIANCE (IIPA) 2018 SPECIAL 301 REPORT ON COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Special 301 Recommendation: IIPA recommends that Vietnam should be elevated to the Priority Watch List in 2018.1 Executive Summary: As a result of worsening piracy and persistent market access barriers that exacerbate the problem, the market in Vietnam for creative goods and services is severely stunted. While Vietnam’s Government has recently taken certain steps that indicate it is beginning to recognize the seriousness of its growing piracy problem, more substantial actions are needed. Vietnam has committed to ratifying the WIPO Digital Treaties, and, without delay, the government should take the necessary steps to ratify and implement them. It is long past time for Vietnam to make good on its political commitments and international obligations to improve copyright protection in the digital environment, confront its enormous piracy challenges, and remove the remaining barriers to its creative marketplace. Vietnam must take more affirmative enforcement actions against piracy, such as issuing deterrent administrative penalties against infringers, and undertaking criminal prosecutions, beginning with major online piracy operations that are based in Vietnam. Vietnam’s piracy problems would also be reduced if the country removed its highly restrictive market access barriers, which, by limiting Vietnamese consumers’ access to legitimate content, pushes them towards illegal alternatives. IIPA hopes that the Government of Vietnam will support procedures developed by a group of motion picture rights holders in consultation with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to ensure that online infringing content is taken down and such content does not reappear. The government should also address concerns with the Copyright Office of Vietnam (COV), which is grossly understaffed, and has not taken any action to reform the dysfunctional collective management organization for music producers. -
Annual Report 2016
Annual Report 2016 2 Annual Review 2016 Our Theory of Change Intro MLDI provides quality legal defence to journalists in need MLDI conducts strategic litigation to advance media freedom standards Journalists face legal Journalists and media are challenges that threaten able to publish on issues their ability to report of public interest freely and independently MLDI supports partners to deliver media defence projects A better informed citizenry able to hold their governments accountable MLDI provides specialist training to lawyers on freedom of expression law 2 Annual Review 2016 Introduction MLDI defends and fosters 2016 saw a sharp decline in press freedom around the 2016 also saw some important positive developments. a free media throughout world. Media freedom in Turkey, already severely curtailed, Several courts demonstrated significant willingness to the world by providing legal was decimated (see page 17), while press freedom defend the right to freedom of expression in the face of deteriorated in nearly two-thirds of countries according to restrictive legislation or executive action to limit media support. We do this by Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index. freedom. Over the year, MLDI won journalists and bloggers administering an emergency Journalists continued to be imprisoned. MLDI supported their freedom and gained ground-breaking judgments at defence fund available cases of journalists imprisoned in Turkey, Azerbaijan, national and international courts. We worked to widen the to independent media, Ethiopia, Macedonia and Vietnam – among others. Reports space for media freedom and freedom of expression, and journalists and bloggers of torture and ill-treatment of journalists and bloggers in to keep the digital space free, open and secure.