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31 Loy. L.A. Ent. L. Rev. [i] (2010-2011)

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OF LOS ANGELES
ENTERTAINMENT
LAW REVIEW

VOLUME THIRTY-ONE                   2010-2011                            NUMBER I
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLES
SURVIVING REALITY TV: THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE FOR REALITY SHOW
CONTESTANTS
by Jennifer L. Blair.......................                     ..................... 1
With the popularity of reality television remaining unabated, precious little attention
is given to the effects participation as a contestant on a reality television show may
have. Although there is a growing body of work concerning the mental toll reality
television takes on its contestants, the legal ramifications of such effects have re-
mained largely unexamined. Even as some producers of such shows acknowledge
the effects their programming has on their contestants, many hide behind the con-
tracts contestants signed prior to filming, effectively blocking litigation. Further, a
favorite defense of producers is that the contestants are not their employees and thus
are not owed common employer-employee duties. Reality show contestants are left
with a feeling of being deceived and manipulated by producers hungry for ratings.
NOTES & COMMENTS
UNMASKING THE MASK-MAKER: DOMAIN PRIVACY SERVICES AND
CONTRIBUTORY COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
by Paulo Andrd de Almeida.          .............................    ..... 27
Domain privacy services are online services that protect the anonymity of their
website-operating customers. Typically, the privacy service registers a domain
name on behalf of its website-operating customer, and then leases the domain name
back to the customer. The customer retains the right to use and control the domain,
while the privacy service holds itself out as the true owner through the registrar's
WHOIS database. Copyright-infringing website owners prefer this arrangement to
avoid prosecution by forcing aggrieved copyright holders to first contact the listed
privacy service, which typically refuses to reveal the identity of the alleged

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