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The Digital Media Law Project issues press releases and other announcements through its host organization, the Berkman Center for Internet & Society [2], as well as through its blog [3] and its newsletter, the Digital Media Law Brief [4]. Information about subscriptions to our content can be found here [5].
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Selected Media Appearances and Mentions
- David Uberti, House committee broadens inquiry into Swartz prosecution [7], Boston Globe, February 28, 2013
- Suzanne Choney, Fan's NASCAR accident video returns to YouTube after takedown [8], NBCNews.com, February 27, 2013
- Jaikumar Vijayan, Illinois lawmaker hastily pulls bill that would have stripped online anonymity, [9] Computerworld, February 22, 2013
- Tracey Samuelson, The power Library of Congress has on cell phones [10], NPR Marketplace, January 28, 2013
- Marina Krakovsky, Just the facts [11], Communications of the ACM, January 2013
- PBS Off Book, Bad Behavior Online: Bullying, Trolling & Free Speech [12], December 13, 2012
- Emily Alpert, Google opposes German push for search engines to pay newspapers [13], Los Angeles Times, November 28, 2012
- Snopes, Ballot Box Camera [14], November 6, 2012
- Louis Beckett, Why It May Be Illegal to Instagram Your Ballot [15], ProPublica, November 6, 2012
- Mike Masnick, Nutella Nastygrams Restaurant Promoting Its Product, Opens The Door For Competitors [16], Techdirt, October 18, 2012.
- Andre Mayer, How the courts are curbing YouTube [17], CBC News, September 28, 2012
- Sheri Qualters, Live streaming project tests boundaries of public access to court proceedings [18], National Law Journal, September 20, 2012
- Tony Romm, Mitt Romney '47 percent' recording may have been illegal [19], Politico, September 18, 2012
- Josh Stearns, The Rise of Ad-Hoc Journalist Support Networks [20], PBS MediaShift, August 30, 2012
- Boston Public Radio, Dispatches from the RNC Protest Line [21], WGBH, August 28, 2012
- Chris Faraone, Officials arm themselves for onslaught of democracy [22], Boston Phoenix, August 22, 2012
- Eric E. Johnson, Practical Advice for Protest Reporting from Web Chat with Law and Journalism Experts [23], Blog Law Blog, August 17, 2012
- Ann Friedman, What journalists need to know about animated GIFs - really [24], Poynter, August 8, 2012
- Erin Geiger Smith, Analysis: Why Twitter apologized over NBC Olympics flap [25], Reuters, August 3, 2012
- Chris Stein, Trouble for Trolls [26], The Pacific Northwest Inlander, July 18, 2012
- Mariano Castillo, Argentinian court to Facebook: Delete profile that offended local business [27], CNN, July 17, 2012
- Adrienne LaFrance, For NBCNews.com, a new website comes with new privacy standards [28], Nieman Journalism Lab, July 17, 2012
- Free Press, Webinar: Journalist's Safety & Rights (Part 1 [29]; Part 2 [30]), Spreecast.com, August 16 & 23, 2012
- Eliza Novick-Smith, Can You Defame Someone by Ignoring Them? [31], On the Media, July 12, 2012
- Rosa Golijan, Airtime: Yes, we look at your video chats - but for your own good [32], nbcnews.com, June 6, 2012
- Kristin Cantu, Cameras in the Courtroom [33], MBA Lawyers Journal, June 2012
- Ada Kulesza, Jury Awards $13.8 Million in Internet Defamation Suit [34], Lawyers.com, May 23, 2012
- Helen A.S. Popkin, Is it illegal to record and post noisy neighbors having sex? [35], nbcnews.com, May 18, 2012
- Debra E. Blum, Delays by IRS chill news startups [36], Current.org, May 14, 2012
- Heather Maher, U.S. Judge's Facebook Ruling Gets Thumbs Down From Legal Scholars [37], Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, May 11, 2012
- Sally Duros, Managing risk is first step in getting media insurance [38], Block By Block, May 10, 2012
- Dan Rather Reports, Taxing News [39], HDNet, April 10, 2012
- Justin Ellis, Starting a journalism nonprofit? Read this guide first [40], Nieman Journalism Lab, April 2, 2012
- Alicia Shepard, The iconic photos of Trayvon Martin & George Zimmerman & why you may not see the others [41], Poynter.org, March 30, 2012
- RadioBoston, SJC Strikes Down Objections To Court Recordings [42], WBUR, March 14, 2012
- Eric W. Dolan, Judge denies Ron Paul’s request to unmask anonymous YouTube user [43], The Raw Story, March 11, 2012
- Jeremy Caplan, Practical tips, resources for entrepreneurial journalists with legal questions [44], Poynter.org, March 1, 2012
- David L. Hudson Jr., Good Cop, Bad Citizen? As Cellphone Recording Increases, Officers Are Uneasy [45], ABA Journal, March 1, 2012
- John P. Mello Jr., What's a Tweet Worth? [46], PCWorld, February 19, 2012
- Justin Ellis, Is the AP suing an aggregator or a search engine in the Meltwater case? [47], Nieman Journalism Lab, February 15, 2012
- Keach Hagey, Journalists reluctant stars in 2012 ads [48], Politico, February 2, 2012
- Matt Schwartz, with reporting by Eva Talmadge, Fire in the Library [49], MIT Technology Review, January/February 2012
- Leslie Gornstein, Should the Demi Moore 911 Call Be Public? [50], E! Online, January 31, 2012
- Jeffrey Hermes, Andrew Sellars and Rob Arcamona, Wiretapping, SOPA, Occupy: 2011 Was a Tumultuous Year in Media Law [51], PBS MediaShift, December 23, 2011
- Rob Fischer, A Ninja in Our Sites [52], The American Prospect, December 15, 2011
- Tom Stites, Might the new web journalism model be neither for-profit nor nonprofit? [53], Nieman Journalism Lab, December 9, 2011
- John Cook, Want to Talk to the CEO of Citigroup? Here’s His Cell Phone Number [54], Gawker.com, October 14, 2011
- Rebecca J. Rosen, Do Police Need a Warrant to Search Your Phone? [55], TheAtlantic.com, October 13, 2011
- Rob Beschizza, Federal Court: recording cops an unambiguous first amendment right [56], boingboing.net, August 30, 2011
- Adam Clark Estes, Ashton Kutcher Endorses His Investments on Twitter, Too [57], The Atlantic Wire, August 19, 2011
- Jonathan Bailey, 5 Legal Guides Every Blogger Should Read [58], The Blog Herald, August 5, 2011
- Greater Boston, Could Your Cell Phone Get You Arrested? [59], WGBH, June 21, 2011
- Wendy Davis, Righthaven Not Entitled to Sue for Copyright Infringement [60], MediaPost Online Media Daily, June 15, 2011
- WBUR Morning Edition, News-Gathering Techniques A ‘Core Issue’ In Cellphone Video Case [61], June 8, 2011
- Legal Talk Network, Lawyer 2 Lawyer: Digital Privacy and Your Smartphone [62], May 4, 2011
- Jenn Webb, Legally Speaking, Think Before You Tweet [63], O'Reilly Radar, May 2, 2011
- Al Tompkins, Explosion in Web Sites Drives Need to Offer Free Legal Advice [64], Poynter Online, March 4, 2011
- Tech Razor, Media Law in the Digital Age Conference Presented by Center for Sustainable Journalism and Berkman Center [65], October 1, 2010.
- Sarah Randag, Pa. Federal Court Refuses to Force News Website to Unmask Commenters [66], ABA Journal, March 8, 2010.
- Noam Cohen, A Vision of Iceland as a Haven for Journalists [67], The New York Times, February 21, 2010
- Douglas MacMillan, News Corp.'s Talks with Microsoft: A Flawed Deal? [68], BusinessWeek, November 24, 2009
- Laura M. Holson, Short Outbursts on Twitter? #Big Problem [69], The New York Times, October 8, 2009
- Legal Talk Network, Lawyer 2 Lawyer: Craigslist Legal Scrutiny [70], May 1, 2009
- Brian Stelter, Copyright Challenge for Sites That Excerpt [71], New York Times, March 1, 2009
- Aaron C. Davis, Media Need Not Reveal Web Posters' Identities [72], The Washington Post, February 28, 2009
- Deborah Gage, Web 2.0 defamation lawsuits multiply [73], San Francisco Chronicle, February 9, 2009
- Robert Weisman, Lawsuit over website links in spotlight [74], Boston Globe, January 23, 2009
- Adam Cohen, Casting a Ballot, and a Wary Eye [75], The New York Times, October 27, 2008
- Ben Arnoldy, New media feels heat after Apple misstep [76], Christian Science Monitor, October 8, 2008
- Jo Napolitano, Does speech law trample on rights? [77], Chicago Tribune, October 6, 2008
- Stephanie Ebbert, Libel Lawsuit Filed Against Cape Blogger [78], The Boston Globe, September 8, 2008
- Huma Yusef, Rise in lawsuits against bloggers [79], Christian Science Monitor, July 17, 2008
- Wendy Davis, Court Rules For Blogger In Subpoena Dispute [80], MediaPost Online Media Daily, April 25, 2008
- Ben Arnoldy, Anonymous Activists Gaining Strength Online [81], The Christian Science Monitor, March 17, 2008
- Jaikumar Vijayan, Rights Groups Seek Court OK to Intervene in Wikileaks Case [82], The New York Times, February 28, 2008
- Alex Altman, A Coming Chill Over Internet Freedom? [83], Time, February 20, 2008
- Adam Liptak and Brad Stone, Judge Orders Wikileaks Web Site Shut [84], The New York Times, February 19, 2008
- Mark Glaser, Traditional Media Ready to Elevate the Conversation Online — with Moderation [85], Media Shift, January 16, 2008
- Amy Gahran, New FOIA Reforms Help Journos, Bloggers [86], Poynter Online, January 3, 2008
- Alana Semuels, Newspapers, Bloggers Now on Same Page [87], Los Angeles Times, October 9, 2007
- Daniel Schultz, Legal Resource for Citizen Journalists [88], Poynter Online, July 19, 2007
- Carolyn Johnson, $11m Aims to Foster a New Digital ‘Fifth Estate': Handful in Region Get Grants For Proposals in Citizen Journalism [89], Boston Globe, May 24, 2007
