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The article discusses plans by the British government to regulate the press on topics including formal consent from England's Queen Elizabeth, the creation of an independent regulator by Royal Charter, and the 2013 telephone hacking scandal at News Corp.'s British newspaper unit.

The author addresses the 2012 conviction of artist Shepard Fairey for basing a 2008 poster of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama on a photograph owned by the news agency Associated Press (AP). The author claims that the ruling was correct because Fairey should have purchased a license for the photograph used in the artwork instead of violating copyright law.

The article discusses testimony delivered by former British prime minister Tony Blair before a public inquiry in London, England, on May 28, 2012, during which he denied assisting Australian media magnate and News Corp. chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch in crafting beneficial policy.

The author criticizes the subdued response of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa's use of his control of the judiciary to win lawsuits against a columnist and three directors of the Ecuadorian daily "El Universo."

The author focuses on the implications of an appeal case involving French journalist Philippe Karsenty who was found guilty of defamation after he called for the dismissal of two France 2 Television journalists in charged for the news report on the alleged killing of Palestinian Mohammed al-Dura by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He cites that many doubted the accuracy of the original France 2 report on the al-Dura incident. He suggests a solution to deter slanderous news reporting in relation to the Talal Abu Rahmeh's raw footage.

The article reflects on an appellate court's decision in the Boehner v. McDermott case, which involved a U.S. Congressman's behavior that threatened to damage freedom of the press. It highlights Democrat Jim McDermott's argument for leaking an illegally taped conversation among Republican House leaders to the press. It explains the reasoning behind the court's ruling that McDermott did not deserve First Amendment protection. He points out the implication of the case for the press.

Reports the decision of Judge Richard Owen to reaffirm his ruling barring the media from publishing the names of jurors in the case involving former investment banker Frank Quattrone. Comments from Owen regarding the motion filed by David A. Schulz on behalf of several media organizations, suggesting a recent mistrial in the case involving two former Tyco International Ltd. executives played a role in his decision; Comments from Schulz regarding potential First Amendment violations; Details of case cited as precedence by Owen involving individuals accused in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Reports United States District Judge Richard Owen has barred the media from publishing the names of jurors involved in the retrial of former investment banker Frank Quattrone. View of author that the ruling is a reaction to the recent mistrial declaration in the case involving former executives of Tyco International Ltd.; Comments from Owen in open court during the first of jury selection; Comments from Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, regarding the legality of the judge's ruling; Discussion of the potential violation of the First Amendment guarantee of a free press; Details of the charges against Quattrone. INSET: Round 2.

Focuses on the number of high-profile court cases occurring in New York (N.Y.) making news and involving corporate executives. Recount of the court proceedings at the trials involving Martha Stewart, L. Dennis Kozlowkski, Mark Swartz, and John Rigas; Indications of activity in and around the courthouse; Number of cellphones, beepers and Blackberrys confiscated by U.S. marshalls, as people entered the building to attend various court proceedings; Description of the media contingent on the street.

Describes the press policy in Paris, France. Investigation on the information taken by Hubert Levet, a stringer for French financial daily L'Agefi; Complaint filed by defense firm Aerospatiale-Matra against Levet; Comments from Eric Dadier, Levet's editor, on press policy.

Reports that former Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Michael Gallagher pleaded guilty to two felony charges filed against him by Chiquita Brands International Inc. Accusations against Gallagher; Penalties imposed against him.

Reports on the state of press freedom in Malaysia. Ruling of the Malaysian government on libel and defamation; Incarceration of Canadian journalist Murray Hiebert in Malaysia; Press litigation in the region.