This tag describes disputes over a website or service provider's terms and conditions.
This tag describes disputes over the licensing of content.
This tag describes disputes that involve corrected or retracted online statements.
This tag describes threats involving children or laws designed to protect children, such as the Child Online Protection Act.
This tag describes legal disputes involving business-related claims -- for example, tortious interference with contract or intereference with business relations.
Do not use this tag, as it is for CMLP internal use only.
Do not use this tag, as it is for CMLP internal use only.
Do not use this tag, as it is for CMLP internal use only.
This field describes the legal issues that are involved in the legal threat, including legal claims and defenses. You may choose as many tags as seem to fit the situation. Hold the CTRL key (or Command key, for Macs) while clicking in order to select multiple tags.
Choosing the relevant tags will help make the database more useful and you should err on the side of being over-inclusive if you are unsure whether a tag fits.
The choices for this field are discussed separately.
This tag describes situations where the sending/suing party asserts a
claim based on the theft or publication of confidential proprietary
information related to its business.
This tag describes situations where the sending/suing party asserts a
claim based on "trade libel" or "product disparagement." These torts
are forms of defamation that apply specifically to a business, product,
or service.
This tag describes disputes over the publication on a website or other
medium of content provided by someone other than the operator/publisher
of the site. Disputes over third-party content often involve Section
230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA 230).
This tag describes disputes over speech that is connected in some way
with universities, high schools, and other educational institutions.
This tag describes situations involving Strategic Lawsuits Against
Public Participation (“SLAPP”), which are lawsuits lacking a sound
legal basis which are brought with the intent of forcing a party to
restrain its speech. These situations often involve anti-SLAPP laws,
which allow parties in some cases to defeat SLAPP lawsuits if they can
convince the court that the the lawsuits are improper and fit certain
criteria.
This tag describes situations involving allegations of slander, or spoken defamation.
This tag describes situations involving “shield laws,” which are laws
designed to protect journalists from liability for refusing to reveal
sources.
This tag describes situations where the suing/sending party asserts a
claim for unauthorized use of their name, likeness, voice, or
personality.
This tag describes situations where the suing/sending party asserts a
claim of defamation (or another tort) based on the receiving/defending
party's writing of a review about the suing/sending party's business or
work.
Do not use this tag, as it is for CMLP internal use only.
This tag describes situations where the sending/suing party asserts a
claim based on the receiving/defending party's publication of private
facts about his/per personal life. These types of claims are sometimes
labeled "invasion of privacy" claims by a suing/sending party. Note
that there are other species of "invasion of privacy" torts as well --
"false light" and "intrusion" -- so try to determine which type is
implicated in a particular situation.
This tag describes situations involving individuals' personal data --
in the context of website and Internet usage -- being collected,
exposed, or sought by another party via subpoena or in court.
This tag describes a situation where the sending/suing party attempts
to prevent the receiving/defending party from engaging in some form of
speech in the future. This tag is appropriate for cases where a suing
party seeks an injunction to bar future defamatory (or otherwise
tortious) statements.
This tag describes lawsuits in which a noteworthy dispute has arisen
over the question of whether the court has personal jurisdiction over a
defendant.
This tag describes situations involving disputes over access to or
newsgathering in meetings of government bodies. These situations often
will involve state or federal public access laws, also known as
“sunshine laws.”
This tag describes situations where the legal claim relates to the
receiving/defending party's activities in gathering information for an
article or posting.
This tag describes disputes revolving around a party's linking to
third-party content. For example, a sending/suing party might attempt
to hold a receiving/defending party liable for the latter's linking to
allegedly copyright infringing or defamatory material hosted elsewhere.
This tag describes situations involving allegations of libel, which is defamation in printed form.
Please do not use this tag, as it is for CMLP internal use only.
Please do not use this tag, as it is for CMLP internal use only.
Please do not use this tag, as it is for CMLP internal use only.
This tag describes situations where suing/sending party makes claim
based on the tort of "intrusion" or "intrusion upon seclusion." These
types of claims are sometimes labeled "invasion of privacy" claims by a
suing/sending party. Note that there are other species of "invasion of
privacy" torts as well -- "false light" and "publication of private
facts" -- so try to determine which type is implicated in a particular
situation.
This tag describes situations involving claims for insurance coverage.
This tag describes situations involving identity theft and similar intentional misuse of identity.
This tag describes situations where the sending/suing party is
asserting claims based on laws regulating speech that singles out
individuals or minority groups based on race, gender, ethnic or
national origin, or sexual orientation.
This tag describes a lawsuit where a First Amendment challenge is
brought against a statute or other state action. Although many other
situations may implicate free speech rights, the Free Speech tag is not
appropriate in those instances. If a matter involves a First Amendment
challenge brought by a student, then the "Student Speech" tag is
appropriate.
This tag describes situations involving disputes involving the Federal
Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). These situations typically will
involve a denial of access to federal government records.
This tag describes situations in which the sending/suing party has
accused the receiving/defending party of casting him or her in a “false
light” by engaging in speech that gives a factually correct but
misleading negative impression of him or her. These types of claims are
sometimes labeled "invasion of privacy" claims by a suing/sending
party. Note that there are other species of "invasion of privacy" torts
as well -- "intrusion" and "publication of private facts" -- so try to
determine which type is implicated in a particular situation.
This tag describes situations involving the fair use defense to allegations of copyright infringement.
This tag describes situations relating to the blogging activities of
employees. Disputes over employee blogs often arise when a blogger is
punished or fired by his or her employer because of blog content.
This tag describes situations involving elections and the political
system, especially situations where a blogger or citizen journalist
runs into legal trouble in connection with his coverage of an election
or other overtly political matter. Also covers legal issues involving
federal campaign finance laws and other federal laws relating to
elections and candidates.
This tag describes copyright disputes involving the Digital Millineum
Copyright Act (“DMCA”). Some common situations that involve the DMCA
are disputes that relate to website notice-and-takedown procedures, the
safe harbors provided for internet service providers under the DMCA,
and claims involving circumvention of technical measures designed to
control access to or copying of copyrighted works (like DRM).
This tag describes a situation where a party makes a claim of
defamation. Defamation is a legal claim involving injury to one's
reputation caused by the utterance or publication of a false statement
of fact. Libel and slander are forms of defamation. Libel applies to
written statements, and slander applies to spoken statements. If you
know that a particular case involves libel or slander, you can choose
the "Libel" or "Slander" tags instead of "Defamation."
This tag describes situations in which a party has been accused of using the Internet to stalk or harrass another party.
This tag describes situations involving criminal proceedings or criminal
investigations. For instance, local police launching a criminal libel
investigation, or a district attorney prosecuting someone for
speech-related activities.
This tag describes situations where the dispute revolves around infringement,
ownership, or licensing of copyrighted material, or other copyright issues.
Please do not use this tag, as it is for CMLP internal use only.
Please do not use this tag, as it is for CMLP internal use only.
This tag describes situations where a governmental entity or authority attempts
to restrain, suppress, remove, or otherwise interfere with the
receiving/defending party's speech.
This tag describes situations involving Section 230 of the Communications
Decency Act, particularly when the receiving/defending party has raised
CDA 230 as a defense. This often will occur in cases of online
defamation and when a party has been sued over third-party content.
Please do not use this tag, as it is for CMLP internal use only. The
fact that a blog is involved in a given situation is reflected in the
publication medium field.
This tag describes situations in which someone seeks to remain anonymous or to
breach someone else's anonymity. These situations often will arise in
the context of online speech, as sending/suing parties frequently will
attempt to use subpoenas, lawsuits, and non-legal threats to determine
the identity of an anonymous speaker.
This tag describes situations involving disputes over access to or newsgathering
in public spaces. These situations often will involve state or federal
public access laws, also known as “sunshine laws.”
This tag describes situations involving disputes over access to government records and other government information. These situations often will involve state or federal public access laws, also known as “sunshine laws” -- particularly the Federal Freedom of Information act (“FOIA”).
This tag describes situations involving disputes over access to court proceedings, newsgathering rights in such proceedings, or access to court records. These situations often will involve state or federal public access laws, also known as “sunshine laws.”
This tag describes disputes involving the use of trademarks.
