Citizens Media Law Project explains decision in Oregon blogger’s defamation lawsuit

Commentary about the decision a federal judge made in a defamation suit about a blogger not protected by the Oregon shield law is based on an erroneous reading of the decision, writes Eric P. Robinson for the Citizens Media Law Project. “He did not deny Cox the protection of the shield law primarily because she [...]

Law research center releases paper on news aggregating

The Citizen Media Law Center has released a white paper on hot news misappropriation and copyright infringement to suggest “best practices” for those aggregating the news. -db Citizen Media Law Center Press Release August 30, 2010 By Kimberley Isbell As anyone who has been following the debate regarding the “future of journalism” knows, there have [...]

Blogger sued for copying news article claims license provided for republication

A blogger sued by the Las Vegas Review-Journal for republishing one of its articles has argued that the newspaper gave him “implied license” to republish by encouraging readers to save links to the work and send the links to others. -db Online Media Daily August 18, 2010 By Wendy Davis A blogger sued for allegedly [...]

Intermediary immunity Section 230 not clear free pass in courts

Technology and law blogger Eric Goldman says that David S. Ardia’s study of Section 230 raises provocative questions about the section while showing that the provision is most likely not as effective as it should be in immunizing intermediaries. -db Technology & Marketing Law Blog Commentary June 30, 2010 By Eric Goldman David S. Ardia, Free Speech [...]

Groups want federal appeals court to apply First Amendment scrutiny to ‘hot news’ doctrine

Citizen Media Law Project, EFF, and Public Citizen Advocate are asking  the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to consider whether the hot news doctrine is detrimental to free expression in stifling online commentary and information-sharing. -db Electronic Frontier Foundation Press Release June 22, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the Citizen [...]

Media project publishes guide to live-blogging in courts

The Citizen Media Law Project has published a guide to live coverage in courts using the social media. Since not all judges allow electronic devices and local laws sometimes prohibit the devices, it is important to know how to avoid legal problems in live-blogging or tweeting in the courtroom.-DB Citizen Media Law Project December 10, [...]

Law project provides legal assistance for online journalists

The Citizen Media Law Project has launched Online Media Legal Network, a new pro bono service to help online journalists and digital media creators who face legal challenges. -DB Citizen Media Law Project Press Release November 19, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Berkman Center’s Citizen Media Law Project (CMLP) announced today the public launch of [...]