Citizen Media Law Briefs

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a 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...

Sam Bayard has good news for court document junkies.
Federal Courts OK Use of RECAP

Dan Gillmor advises you to readjust your internal BS meter.
'Skanky' Blogging, Anonymity and What's Right

Eric P. Robinson reports that you can still get your Twitter on at SEC games.
Southeastern Conference Sacks Social Media, Then Recovers

Andrew Moshirnia laments the passing of the Wikipedian Wild West.
Wikipedia's New Review Process: Closing the Libeler’s Playground

Sam Bayard remains riveted to the slow-moving trainwreck that is the Courtney Love Twitter lawsuit.
Courtney Love Fires Back in Twitter Libel Suit

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Recent threats added to the CMLP database...   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a 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...

Arthur Bright wonders: if Italian bloggers stop blogging, but nobody notices, do they make a sound?
Italian Bloggers On Strike!

Andrew Moshirnia fights for your right to Twitter.
Out of the Frying Pan and into the Mildly Uncomfortable Sauna: The Not-So-Bad-But-Still-Unconstitutional Social Networking Ban

Kimberley Isbell reports that Lego has jumped off the Cluetrain.
Lego® My Video: "Clearance Culture" Becomes a Parody of Itself

David Ardia says documents just want to be free. 
Opening Up the Federal Court System, One Filing at a Time

Sam Bayard discusses some good news coming out of DC.
D.C. High Court Joins Consensus Protecting the Anonymity of Online Speakers   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a 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...

Sam Bayard takes on another burning controversy.
Yes We Cannabis: Another Obama Photo Sparks Fair Use Controversy

Andrew Moshirnia discusses the brave new world of advertising.
The New Intellectual Arms Trade: Amazon and B&N as Literary God-Emperors

Lee Baker offers yet more evidence that Facebook and MySpace are the new 1984 telescreens.
“Crass and Uncouth” MySpace Posting not Grounds for Expulsion

Kimberley Isbell has some advice for lawyers in search of a new practice area.
The Internet is Keeping Employment Lawyers Busy

Sam Bayard reminds you to Facebook responsibly.
Employers Are Freaking Out About Twitter and Facebook, Study Shows   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a 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...

Andrew Moshirnia on life without the Internet: it's not a good thing.
Internet Amputation and Digital Death: Are Decade-Long Internet Bans Constitutional?

Eric P. Robinson reports on Florida's threat to the supply of "White Chicks and Gang Signs" videos on YouTube.
Florida Sees Gangs in Social Networks, and Prosecutes

Lee Baker asks, "Who's Afraid of Roomates.com?"
Another One Bites the Dust: Roommates as a Hail Mary for Frivolous Lawsuits

Sam Bayard once again chants "Section 230, Section 230, Section 230. . ."
Twitter, WordPress, Ning, and GoDaddy Dragged Into Defamation Lawsuit Over Condo Building   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a 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...   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a 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...

Arthur Bright urges those heralding the latest Google decision in the U.K. to cool their heels.
British Court Clears Google of 'Defamatory' Search Results, But It Still Sucks to be a Web Host in Britain

Andrew Moshirnia imagines how Farenheit 451 might translate to the digital age.
The Future of Digital Book Burning: Why Remote Line-Item Retraction is Scarier than Remote Volume Deletion

Sam Bayard takes on the Erin Andrews legal handwringers.
News Flash: Watching the Erin Andrews Video Is Perverted, Not Illegal

Andrew Moshirnia examines another lose-lose cease-and-desist situation.
An Inter-Newspaper Cease-and-Desist Letter: My Trip to the Buffet of Wrong   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a 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...

Lee Baker has the latest on UK libel law run amuck.
Warning: UK Libel Law May be Hazardous to Your Health

Sam Bayard jumps into the TechCrunch v. Twitter fray.
First Amendment Protects TechCrunch's Publication of (Some) Hacked Twitter Documents

Andrew Moshirnia reports on the latest invasion of the Twitter snatchers.
Brandjacking on Social Networks: Twitter, Malicious Ghost Writing, and Corporate Sabotage

Sam Bayard reports on yet another case of a cease-and-desist letter gone wrong.
The Guinness World Record for Trademark Fail

Kimberley Isbell asks the burning question that may be keeping Google executives up at night.
Who Put the "World" in "World Wide Web," Anyway?   read more »

Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Brief, a 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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News from the Citizen Media Law Project...

In an effort to give you more for your CMLP $ (wait, you don't pay to receive all of this great stuff from CMLP?!), we've recently launched several discussion forums on our site. In the forums, you can post your own legal questions and receive unofficial feedback from CMLP staff and others. You can also discuss the latest media law news and start flame wars with fellow users. We'll also post Q&As with CMLP staff members in the next few weeks so you can learn more about the work they do.  For more on how the forums work, see Courtney French's blog post from earlier in the week.

You might also have noticed that for the last few weeks we've added some new links to the bottom of our newseletters.  That's right, you can now connect with CMLP on Facebook and stay up-to-date on what we are doing via Twitter.

Now, about those donations....   read more »