Wireless Service Early Termination Fees Lawsuits

Law

Early termination fees are usually a deciding factor in whether a consumer will leave a carrier despite sub par service.  However, due to current court rulings and the federal government’s investigations regarding excessive early termination fees, consumers may soon have some relief.  Several wireless companies have been sued in the last few years for excessive [...]

Reporter’s Privilege Extended to New Media

Blogging IP Law

There are currently two proposed bills circulating on Capitol Hill that would extend Reporter’s Privilege to those who “report” news via blogs or other social networking sites.

Reporter’s Privilege is the Federal First Amendment right given to reporters to protect their confidential sources. Currently there is debate in Congress on whether this privilege should extend to those who regularly gather or report news via blogs and other news gathering websites.