Citizen Media Law Briefs

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a monthly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website, as well as upcoming events and other announcements. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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News from the Citizen Media Law Project...   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a monthly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website, as well as upcoming events and other announcements. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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News from the Citizen Media Law Project...

September was a busy month for the folks at the CMLP. We co-produced the Online News Association's Law School for Digital Journalists (session recordings to be available soon!), attended the iLaw conference here at the Berkman Center, and sent Andy off to Chicago for the Block by Block conference hosted by the Reynolds Journalism Institute. At these events we enjoyed great discussions with journalists, students, and lawyers about the legal landscape for online journalism today. Somehow, amidst all of this we found the time to continue our work on our legal guide, threats database, and the Online Media Legal Network. We even released a special addendum to our legal guide addressing the rights of those reporting on the #occupywallstreet protest.   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a monthly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website, as well as upcoming events and other announcements. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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News from the Citizen Media Law Project...

Fall is upon us, and the folks here at the CMLP are spending a good part of it on the road, speaking to academics and professionals about the legal issues facing citizen media today. This week, the CMLP is joining the rest of the Berkman Center at the iLaw Conference, a flagship gathering of students and scholars discussing the current issues facing Internet law worldwide. If you happen to be attending iLaw, be sure to sign up for the CMLP's dinner tonight, where Jeff, Arthur, and Andy will be hosting a discussion on mobile media and citizen journalism.   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a monthly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website, as well as upcoming events and other announcements. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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News from the Citizen Media Law Project...

July was a month of changes and new faces at CMLP. We said goodbye to David Ardia, who will be joining the faculty at the University of North Carolina School of Law this fall. David leaves the CMLP in the capable hands of Assistant Director Jeff Hermes, who has taken over management of the project.

We also welcomed Andy Sellars aboard the CMLP, as our new Staff Attorney. Andy is no stranger to the Berkman Center, having spent two summers in the Cyberlaw Clinic, where he worked with CMLP on two amicus briefs. Andy is tasked with the day-to-day operation of our free legal referral service, the Online Media Legal Network (or OMLN), along with assisting in all of the CMLP's other initiatives.   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a monthly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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News from the Citizen Media Law Project...

The Citizen Media Law Project joined The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a number of other journalism organizations in filing an amicus brief in the Second Circuit in Baker v. Goldman Sachs & Co. The case involves an important reporters privilege issue: the plaintiff, in his suit against Goldman, seeks a subpoena in order to uncover a Wall Street Journal reporter's sources and unpublished work product. The amicus brief argues that the reporter, Jesse Eisinger, should not have to reveal his unpublished Goldman-related information because such subpoenas threaten the independence and integrity of news media.   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a monthly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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News from the Citizen Media Law Project...

The Citizen Media Law Project and the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University are hosting a conference on September 25, 2010 entitled "Media Law in the Digital Age: The Rules Have Changed, Have You?" in Atlanta, Georgia.

The program will bring together panels of legal practitioners, journalists, and academics to discuss the latest legal issues facing online media ventures. Topics will include: libel law, copyright law, newsgathering law, and advertising law, as well as the legal issues arising from news aggregation, managing online communities, and business law considerations for start-up online media organizations.

If you are a journalist, blogger, or a lawyer who works with media clients, the conference should be at the top of your schedule. This will be a fantastic opportunity to learn first-hand the latest legal developments and to get your questions answered by our panel of experts. Please visit http://csjconferences.org/medialaw/ to register.

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The latest from the Citizen Media Law Project blog...   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a monthly newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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News from the Citizen Media Law Project...

The Citizen Media Law Project and the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University are hosting a conference on September 25, 2010 entitled "Media Law in the Digital Age: The Rules Have Changed, Have You?" in Atlanta, Georgia. The program will bring together panels of legal practitioners, journalists, and academics to discuss the latest legal issues facing online media ventures. Topics will include: libel law, copyright law, newsgathering law, and advertising law, as well as the legal issues arising from news aggregation, managing online communities, and business law considerations for start-up online media organizations.

If you are a journalist, blogger, or a lawyer who works with media clients, the conference should be at the top of your schedule. This will be a fantastic opportunity to learn first-hand the latest legal developments and to get your questions answered by our panel of experts. Please visit http://csjconferences.org/medialaw/ to register.

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The latest from the Citizen Media Law Project blog...   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a monthly (formerly weekly) newsletter highlighting recent blog posts, media law news, legal threat entries, and other new content on the Citizen Media Law Project's website. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the CMLP or registered on our site, www.citmedialaw.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the bottom of this email or by going to http://www.citmedialaw.org/newsletter/subscriptions.

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The latest from the Citizen Media Law Project blog...

Marshall Hogan discusses what happens when unhappy interview subjects take matters into their own hands.
Logging In and Lashing Out: 'Crowdsourced retaliation' presents new challenges to journalists

CMLP fights for your right to get timely stock tips.
Citizen Media Law Project, EFF, and Public Citizen Advocate First Amendment Scrutiny in Hot News Cases

Eric Robinson gets his pundit on.
Eric Robinson and Reporter Ron Sylvester Discuss Social Media in the Courtroom on Lawyer2Laywer

Eric Robinson handicaps the FTC's proposals to save journalism.
FTC's Provocative Discussion Paper on Saving Print Media  read more »