Category Archives: Journalism

Access Denied: New White Paper on How US Copyright Policy Negatively Impacts Free Expression Worldwide

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Clinic Staff

The Cyberlaw Clinic was proud to partner with Article 19 Mexico and Central America to author a new white paper, Access Denied: How Journalists and Civil Society Can Respond to Content Takedown Notices (DMCA-digital-english_FINAL) / Acceso Denegado: ¿Cómo pueden responder los y las periodistas … Continue reading →

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Clinic Supports Access Now to #KeepItOn in Indonesia

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Clinic Staff

Last week, a court in Indonesia ruled that internet shutdowns which the government had imposed in Papua and West Papua in 2019 were illegal. The shutdowns were a part of the government’s strategy — which also included the use of … Continue reading →

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Clinic’s Managing Director Receives CCTV’s “Leading Role” Award

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Clinic Staff

Thanks to Cambridge Community Television for recognizing the Clinic’s Managing Director Chris Bavitz with CCTV’s “Leading Role” award at last week’s Backlot Barbecue event. Chris accepted the award — which recognizes “advocacy in promoting social justice in media and technology” — on behalf … Continue reading →

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Support CCTV at the CCTV BBQ! Clinic’s Managing Director to Receive “Leading Role” Award!

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Clinic Staff

Our good friends and frequent collaborators at Cambridge Community Television are hosting their annual Back Lot BBQ on September 18, 2014.  The event will feature great food and terrific music and will undoubtedly be an all-around good time.  And, most … Continue reading →

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Clinic Teams w/WGBH to Support Boston TV News Digital Library

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Clinic Staff

The Cyberlaw Clinic has teamed up with WGBH to support the extraordinary Boston TV News Digital Library project.  The project, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Council on Library and Information Resources, is a collaboration … Continue reading →

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Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claims Against TripAdvisor

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Clinic Staff

The Sixth Circuit issued an important decision today in Seaton v. TripAdvisor, LLC, a case concerning Tennessee defamation law and the scope of liability for online intermediaries that aggregate user-submitted content (in this case, hotel reviews).  The Cyberlaw Clinic submitted … Continue reading →

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Cyberlaw Clinic Defends Free Speech at Federal Appeals Court

Posted on July 8, 2013 by kitwalsh

Today the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in the case of U.S. v. Auernheimer on behalf of the Digital Media Law Project (DMLP), arguing that the First Amendment prohibits the government from punishing Auernheimer’s disclosure of true, newsworthy information, … Continue reading →

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Fee Award in ACLU v. Alvarez

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Clinic Staff

Ars Technica and The Chicago Sun Times report on developments in ACLU v. Alvarez, a case out of the Northern District of Illinois that concerns applicability of the Illinois Eavesdropping Act to audio recordings of police officers carrying out their official duties in … Continue reading →

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Mass SJC Rules in Barnes and Diorio, Rejecting Prior Restraints on Speech and Supporting Right to Stream and Archive Court Proceedings Online

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Clinic Staff

In an important victory for freedom of speech, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a decision today in two related cases, Commonwealth v. Barnes andCommonwealth v. Diorio. The cases concerned WBUR‘s OpenCourt project, and the Court’s decision follows a long line of precedent in holding that courts generally may … Continue reading →

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CMLP and Cyberlaw Clinic Advocate First Amendment Scrutiny in Hot News Cases

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Clinic Staff

The Citizen Media Law Project (CMLP), with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and Public Citizen, submitted an amicus curiae brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, urging the court to apply First Amendment scrutiny to the recently … Continue reading →

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