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

handle is hein.journals/laent31 and id is 1 raw text is: LOYOLA 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