California Legal Guide

Welcome to the DMLP's California summary page!

This page collects information involving California from across the Digital Media Law Project website. On the right you will find listings of recent legal threats and blog posts that concern California residents or law. As we add new content to the site that pertains to California, you will be able to find it all right here.

Many of the pages in the legal guide discuss law that is applicable in California. For that reason, the California specific pages are interspersed throughout the guide. You can access the California pages in a number of ways.

First, you can browse the legal guide section by section. You will find California pages inserted in the guide at points where California law diverges from the general summary of law included in the guide or where a more detailed explanation of California law is warranted. The list of legal guide sections appears at the bottom of this page.

Second, you can search for California specific information by going to our Search Page and limiting your keyword search to pages that are tagged with California. You can also search in multiple jurisdictions or limit your search by subject area.

Third, you can click on one of the page titles listed below. Doing so will take you directly to that page in the guide.

To jump to a specific California page, select one of the titles below:

Legal Protections for Anonymous Speech in California
Found under the section:
State Law: Legal Protections for Anonymous Speech

Becoming a Sole Proprietor in California
Found under the section:
State Law: Becoming a Sole Proprietor

Forming a Partnership in California
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Partnership

Forming an LLC in California
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming an LLC

Forming a Corporation in California
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Corporation

Forming a Nonprofit Corporation in California
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Nonprofit

Nonprofit Legal Assistance Organizations in California
Found under the section:
Nonprofit Legal Assistance Organizations by State

Business Pursuits Exclusion in California
Found under the section:
Insurance Exclusions for Business Pursuits

California Intrusion Law
Found under the section:
Elements of an Intrusion Claim

California Statute of Limitations for Intrusion Claims
Found under the section:
Statute of Limitations for Intrusion

California Recording Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Recording

California Protections for Sources and Source Material
Found under the section:
State Law: Legal Protections for Sources and Source Material

Access to Public Records in California
Found under the section:
Access to Records from State Governments

Open Meetings Laws in California
Found under the section:
Access to State and Local Government Meetings

Access to California State Court Proceedings
Found under the section:
State Court Proceedings

California State Court Records
Found under the section:
State Court Records

Trade Secrets Law in California
Found under the section:
State Law: Trade Secrets

Publication of Private Facts in California
Found under the section:
State Law: Publication of Private Facts

Retraction Law in California
Found under the section:
State Law: Retractions

California: False Light
Found under the section:
State Law: False Light

Anti-SLAPP Law in California
Found under the section:
State Law: SLAPPs

California Defamation Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Defamation

California: Documenting Your Vote (2008)
Found under the section:
State Law: Documenting Your Vote

California Right of Publicity Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Right of Publicity

Forming a Journalism Cooperative in California
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Cooperative