Media Law Minnesota
Features media law issues primarily in Minnesota.
Author: Steven P. Aggergaard practices in Minneapolis and offers analysis on current topics involving media, law, and Minnesota.
Blawg Related Categories: Constitutional Law • First Amendment • Media & Communications Law • States • Minnesota • Associate
Recent Posts from Media Law Minnesota
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Minnesota Website Battle Breeds Copyright Question
Claiming a copyright and suing for copyright infringement are two different things. As I’ve stated in my Copyright Q&A, a writer, photographer, or website creator owns a copyright in the article, picture, or online content…
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“Press” vs. Public: Does It Matter? Yes, In The Minnesota House
A showdown is brewing between the Minnesota House of Representatives and nontraditional media regarding who gets to record House proceedings. And if this goes to court, the case could be groundbreaking for helping to determine…
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Grassley Mowed Down
All right, so Charles Grassley is not from Minnesota, but he is from our neighbor to our south, and he’s a lawmaker who’s in the media spotlight today. So I’m bending the Media Law Minnesota rules…
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Famous Dave’s Not Grilled in Sign Dispute
This month federal judge Donovan Frank dismissed a copyright lawsuit brought by the guy who designed much of the decor and signs for the fairly famous Famous Dave’s restaurants that began in the Twin Cities…
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An Encouraging SLAPP
On Tuesday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals released a decision affirming that when someone speaks with an intention to change the way government operates, the law will try to protect the speech even if it…
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Look For The Union Label
Are you a union member thinking about suing your boss for writing up a false report about you? Good luck. Write your congressman. This month, the Minnesota Court of Appeals just made it extremely…
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What’s In A Name?
It’s a story that no news editor can resist. Two Iowans were caught having sex in a Metrodome restroom on Saturday as an intoxicated crowd egged them on and –gasp! – as their significant others stayed…
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Don’t Bank On Defamation Law To Help
This week the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals released a decision demonstrating how tough it can be to invoke defamation law when the person alleging defamation was the one who asked for the allegedly false…
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Judging From Campaign, Little To Worry About
Nonlawyer friends in Ramsey County have been asking me about what to look for in the unusual race for a county judgeship. The race is unusual because judges usually step down in a way that…
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Free Elections and (Sort Of) Free Speech
Think free elections leave room for absolute freedom of speech in Minnesota? Think again. Yesterday I mentioned Chapter 211B of Minnesota Statutes and encouraged anyone who cares about free speech to take a look. A…