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In a surprising legal decision the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled December 4, 2008, that the production of hardcore content is now legal and it is a protected First Amendment right. The New Hampshire decision often cites the 1988 Freeman decision from the California Supreme Court that basically helped pave the way for Los Angeles to become the adult entertainment of the world.

Click below for a copy of the actual decision from the Court. We will be analyzing this decision further and authoring a future article on the importance of this holding.

New Hampshire Supreme Court decision

We have just added eleven cases to our Case Law database. The following cases, all dealing with the Right to Publicity and the Right to Privacy have been added to our database and can be viewed or search via keywords. These cases are note worthy for their importance to the use of model releases and copyright protection.

Robyn Astaire v. Best Film & Video, 116 F.3d 1297 (9th Cir. 1997)

Abdul-Jabbar v. GM Corp, 85 F.3d 407 (9th Cir 1996)

Mickey Dora v. Frontline Video, 18 Cal.Rptr.2d 790 (1993)

Newton v. Thomason 22 F.3d 1455 (9th Cir 1994)

Joe Montana v. San Jose Mercury News, 34 Cal.App.4th (1995)

Joplin Ent. v. Allen, 795 F.Supp. 349 (WD Wash 1992)

Clint Eastwood v. National Enquirer Inc, 149 Cal.App.3d 409 (1983)

Groucho Marx Prod. v. Day and Night Comp, 689 F.2d 317 (2nd Cir. 1982)

Guglielmi v. Spelling-Goldberg Prod., 25 Cal.3d 860 (1979)

Lugosi v. Universal Pictures, 25 Cal.3d 813 (1979)

Motschenbacher v. RJ Reynolds Tobacco, 498 F.2d 821 (9th Cir 1974)