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Service and Research at the Frontier of Media Law

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Earlier today the Digital Media Law Project released a new report, The Legal Needs of Emerging Online Media: The Online Media Legal Network after 500 Referrals.

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DMLP Announcement: Live Chat Session on Tax-Exempt Journalism (UPDATED)

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UPDATE: The chat session scheduled for April 10, 2014 has been postponed.  We hope to have a rescheduled date soon, so please stay tuned.

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Senate Shield Bill Is Actually Pretty Broad

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An amended bill passed Sept. 12 by the Senate Judiciary Committee to protect journalists from being forced to reveal confidential sources in federal court includes a relatively broad definition of who would be covered by the law; a definition that would include most bloggers.

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Instagram: Uncharted Territory for Courts and Journalists

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As a Los Angeles Superior Court prepares to break new ground concerning defamation on Instagram, journalists look towards the popular smart phone app as an alternative platform from which they can reach new audiences.

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After On-Air Mishaps, Embarrassed Newscasters Turn to Copyright Law

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Whether we consider the purpose of copyright to be to protect economic rights or moral rights, copyright is a powerful yet dangerous instrument.

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Adding up to 105: The Charges Against Barrett Brown

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In December 2011, hacktivist collective Anonymous (in)famously hacked intelligence analysis firm Stratfor Global Intelligence, collecting over 2.7 million emails, including data for over 50,000 credit card numbers, 80,000 email addresses, and more.

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DMLP files brief seeking First Amendment scrutiny in United States v. Auernheimer

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Yesterday the Digital Media Law Project, with help from the Cyberlaw Clinic, filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in United States v.

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The Journal News Fallout: Limiting the First Amendment to Protect the Second

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Eight days after a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School, shooting and killing 20 young students, 6 staff members and fueling a national discussion on gun

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Congratulations to The Lens on its Section 501(c)(3) Determination!

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The Digital Media Law Project would like to congratulate The Lens, the New Orleans area's first nonprofit, nonpartisan public-interest newsroom, on obtaining a positive ruling on its Section 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service!

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No More Art Cops in Los Angeles?

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You might recall the Los Angeles Police Department's infamous Special Order No. 11, which directed officers to document in a so-called Suspicious Activity Report ("SAR"):

[A]ny reported or observed activity, or any criminal act or attempted criminal act, which an officer believes may reveal a nexus to foreign or domestic terrorism

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