OA163: Whatcha Gonna Do, Brother? OA vs. Sinclair Broadcasting, the CLOUD Act & the WWE

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🗓️ 10 April 2018

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode runs wild with an in-depth look a the CLOUD Act slipped in to the latest omnibus spending bill. First, however, we break down the recent viral video from Deadspin showing dozens of Sinclair-owned TV stations reading pro-Trump talking points on the air. How did this happen? What leverage does Sinclair have over your local newscaster? Listen and find out. During the main segment, the guys break down the CLOUD Act and what it means for international data privacy. After that, we answer a listener question about the WWE and independent contractors. Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #70 about contracts. Don't forget to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE! Recent Appearances None! If you'd like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com. Show Notes & Links

Click here to watch the viral video from Deadspin; you can see excerpted bits from the Sinclair contract sent out via Twitter here and here.
This is the text of the CLOUD Act, and you can click here to read the EFF's warnings about it.
Finally, for guidance about independent contractors vs. employees, you can check out the Department of Labor's Fact Sheet 13 as well as the guidelines promulgated by the IRS.

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0:00.0	Your honor, I object!
0:05.0	And why is that Mr. Ead?
0:07.0	Because it's devastating to my case!
0:19.0	I did you know, the murders, but as you're all so looking forward to this, I thought I'd be not guilty.
0:31.0	They say a man who represents himself as a fool for a client.
0:35.0	Well, with God as my witness, I am that fool!
0:45.0	Mr. Simpson, this is the most blatant case of fraudulent advertising since my suit against the film the never-ending store.
0:53.0	Welcome to Opening Arguments, a podcast that pairs an inquisitive interviewer with a real-life lawyer.
0:59.0	This podcast is sponsored by the Law Offices of P. Antertloras, LLC for Entertainment purposes,
1:05.0	is not intended as legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship.
1:09.0	Don't take legal advice from a podcast.
1:13.0	Hello and welcome to Opening Arguments, this is episode 163.
1:20.0	I'm your host, Thomas Smith.
1:22.0	That over there is your lawyerly host, Andrew Torres.
1:25.0	How you doing, Andrew Torres Esquire?
1:27.0	I'm great, Thomas, how are you?
1:30.0	Doing well, a very interesting episode today.
1:33.0	I can't wait.
1:34.0	We are going to talk about a lot of people, of course, on John Oliver and elsewhere,
1:39.0	where the Sinclair Broadcasting Group, we're going to talk about that contract and how it is that they're able to do that.
1:47.0	It's very creepy, so we get into that.
1:49.0	And we're going to talk about the Cloud Atlas.
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