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Civil Litigation

Feb. 21, 2018

IMDB wins case on age disclosure

It just got tougher for actors to hide their age. A federal judge enjoined the State of California from enforcing Assembly Bill 1687 — a statute that forbids certain websites from sharing the ages of actors and entertainers — in a summary judgment order issued Tuesday.

It just got tougher for actors to hide their age.

Ruling on summary judgment Tuesday, a U.S. judge enjoined the State of California from enforcing Assembly Bill 1687, a statute that forbids some websites from sharing the ages of actors and entertainers.

The law, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2016, was meant to protect workers in the entertainment industry from age discrimination. IMDb.com, which c...

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