Habibi v. CALCAST

Habibi v. CALCAST

1. Voluntary Entrance

   • Entered the controversy voluntarily
     • Copp v. Paxton
     • Entered the chat room
   • Attempt to become prominent is sufficient
     • Gilbert v. Sykes
     • He's a prominent voice in the assisted suicide commounity
   • Talking to the press is enough
     • Rudnick
     • Willingly initiated conversation with journalists
   • Inviting publicity
     • Nadel v. Regents
     • He wrote articles, joined the chat room

2. Media Access

   • VOLUNTARY ACTIONS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MEDIA ACCESS
     • Nadel v. Regents
   • Ongoing and regular media access
     • Live Oak v. Cohagan
     • His newsletter, website, etc.
   • Media access must have existed prior to defamation
     • Khawar v. Globe
     • His did

3. Policy Argument

   • Not calling him an LPPF undermines free debate
     • Irwin Stotzky quote
   • Discourages media from interacting with private citzens