Haynes Boone Associate Michael Lambert appears on HB Media Minute to discuss the media’s increasing use of drones in news coverage and how drone usage might be impacted by a recent federal court ruling that Texas’ restrictive drone law is unconstitutional. Michael explained the Texas law at issue, which imposed civil and criminal penalties for the use of drones for certain purposes, such as to capture images of an individual or privately owned property with “the intent to conduct surveillance...

In the latest HB Media Minute, Theresa Conduah, an Intellectual Property partner in Haynes Boone’s Orange County office, discusses the complex state of the law governing influencer marketing of cannabis products. The podcast starts with a helpful primer on the differences between such common terms as cannabis, CBD, Hemp, THC and cannabinoids; a survey of the current patchwork state of legality of cannabis and CBD products, and then an overview of do’s and don’ts of using celebrities, at...

Haynes Boone Associate Reid Pillifant, a former reporter whose legal practice focuses on media, IP, open government, anti-SLAPP and First Amendment litigation, reviews some of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s previous rulings on FOIA, defamation and free speech issues and analyzes what they might portent about her approach to media law issues as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

In the latest edition of HB Media Minute, Haynes Boone Associate Michael Lambert revisits a topic explored in an earlier podcast: the First Amendment right to record police activity. Michael explores the issue in the wake of a recent ruling out of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case filed by an Austin man who was arrested for videotaping police activities. Michael discusses the civil rights lawsuit filed by the man and the police officer’s defense of qualified immunity. He also previ...

Partner Jason Bloom, Haynes Boone's head of Copyright Practice, and Associate Michael Lambert join moderator Nathan Koppel to discuss a new law that takes effect this spring and will allow a three-member tribunal within the U.S. Copyright Office to hear smaller-dollar copyright infringement claims. It’s a significant development, since federal courts traditionally have had exclusive jurisdiction over copyrights infringement claims. We cover how the new forum -- called the Copyright Claims Boa...

Haynes Boone intellectual property Associate Michael Lambert joins moderator Nathan Koppel to discuss recent developments impacting the public’s right to view and access police operations and courtroom proceedings. We cover the impact of the George Floyd murder and COVID-19 on transparency and public access to governmental operations; police body cameras, and audio recording of U.S. Supreme Court hearings, among other topics. Michael Lambert is an associate in the Austin office of Haynes...

Our returning guest today is Haynes Boone Associate Michael Lambert who is based in our Austin office and is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. Michael focuses on media, entertainment, IP, and First Amendment litigation. In this episode, we will complete our three-part discussion about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides immunity (with some exceptions) to tech companies from liability for third-party content, such as reader posts, YouTu...

We’re joined again by Haynes Boone Associate Michael Lambert, who is based in our Austin office and is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. Michael focuses on media, entertainment, IP, and First Amendment litigation.In this episode, we will resume our discussion on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides immunity (with some exceptions) to tech companies from liability for third-party content, such as reader posts, YouTube videos, and Instagram pos...

Today, we will talk about a hot topic – Section 230 of The Communications Decency Act, which is the legal framework that protects tech companies from liability for third-party content, such as reader posts, YouTube videos, and Instagram posts. It is a critical legal foundation for the expanding social media sphere. The law has plenty of supporters and detractors, including critics who say that service providers need to bear more responsibility to vet and police the content they host. Sec...

We're joined today by Haynes Boone Partner Lee Johnston who is based in our Denver office and has a national trial practice that includes patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret litigation. In this episode, Lee will talk about data scraping, a growing and controversial practice that has been the subject of recent, high-profile litigation.