Labor/Employment,
Entertainment & Sports,
Constitutional Law
Feb. 1, 2017
IMDb law does not pass muster
Assembly Bill 1687, which would prohibit IMDb from publishing actors' age, raises First Amendment flags. Last week an array of amici for both sides submitted briefs arguing their position.
Kenneth P. White
Partner
Brown, White & Newhouse LLP
Criminal law, First Amendment litigation
333 S Hope St Ste 4000
Los Angeles , CA 90071
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Email: kwhite@brownwhitelaw.com
Harvard Univ Law School
If you've ever Googled an actor or a movie to settle an argument or satisfy your curiosity, you've seen IMDb.com, a massive and popular entertainment database and one of the most-visited sites online. IMDb - the Internet Movie Database - is the place to find out how many seasons "CSI" ran (15) or whether the guy who played Prince John in "The Lion in Winter" also played King Arthur in "Excalibur" (it was Nigel Terry, and yes, he did). But the very thing that makes IMDb irresistible - trivi...
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