Brian is in his final year at Suffolk University Law School and currently serves as president of Suffolk Media Law.  His professional background includes working in the Boston radio market for more than 10 years, undertaking various positions including producing news and talk programs, coordinating remote broadcasts, and producing client commercials. In addition to media law, Brian is also interested in business law and public interest law.  He has volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Project’s Attorney for a Day Program and as a law clerk at the Legal Advocacy and Resource Center.  He received a BA in Communication from Stonehill College.  Email Brian at balynch@suffolk.edu.

Recent Articles

Police Sued for Wrongfully Arresting Bystander Videotaping Officers

In 2007 Simon Glik used his cell phone to video record Boston police officers punching a man on the Boston Common.  During the incident an officer approached Glik and arrested him for allegedly violating a wiretap statute that prohibits secret recordings.  The cell phone was in plain sight and the officers were aware Glik was recording the event.   In court the charges were dismissed for lacking merit…

RIAA v. The 4th Amendment

The Recording Industry Association of America is pushing for a new California law to help stop the piracy of CDs and DVDs.  The proposed legislation would grant law enforcement officials authority to conduct warrantless searches of DVD and CD manufacturing plants to ensure the legitimacy of the discs being produced.  The RIAA points out courts have already carved out 4th Amendment exceptions for searches of businesses such as automobile junkyards and repair shops, liquor stores, pawn shops and wholesale fish dealers…

Defendant Seeks Damage Reduction in Music Filing Sharing Case

Thirty songs for $22,500 each is a bit pricier than the current iTunes rates of $0.69 to $1.29 per song, but that is what Joel Tenenbaum originally faced for illegally downloading and sharing copyrighted music. The Recording Industry Association of America successfully brought copyright violation claims against Tenenbaum and sought damages under the Digital Theft Deterrence Act of 1999. The action resulted in a jury award of $675,000…