Entertainment & Sports
Nov. 12, 2016
IMDb sues to block age discrimination bill
The lawsuit claims that while the bill has good intentions, it is misguided and chills free speech.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Entertainment news website IMDb.com is seeking to invalidate a new law intended to prevent age discrimination in Hollywood, claiming in a lawsuit filed Thursday that it has chilled free speech and undermined public access to factual information.
Assembly Bill 1687, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed in September, requires certain entertainment websites to remove the birth d...
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