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    Digital Journalist's Legal Guide
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    Everything online journalists need to protect their legal rights. This free resource culls from all Reporters Committee resources and includes exclusive content on digital media law issues.

    Judge rules news clipping service infringed Associated Press' copyright
    03/22/2013
    Online news aggregation websites that compile and resell news stories without the publisher's...
    Former CIA officer Kiriakou sentenced to 30 months in prison for leaking information to reporters
    01/25/2013
    Former CIA officer John Kiriakou was sentenced today to 2 1/2 years in prison for disclosing an...
    Federal appeals court rules against magazine that published copyrighted secret celebrity wedding photos
    08/17/2012
    A federal appellate court ruled that a Spanish-language gossip magazine violated the copyrights of...
    Tech companies in lawsuit must identify paid journalists and bloggers, federal court rules
    08/15/2012
    Media advocates are concerned about a federal court order that compels two technology companies...
    Website with links to infringing videos does not violate copyright laws, court rules
    08/03/2012
    A social media website on which users have provided links to copyrighted videos from third-party...
    Congressional committee holds hearing on national security leak prevention and punishment
    07/11/2012
    Recent leaks of classified information prompted concerned members of the Congressional House...
    Department of Labor implements new "lock-up" policy for media
    07/10/2012
    The U.S. Department of Labor began implementing parts of its new, slightly more-friendly media...
    Supreme Court rules Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional
    06/28/2012
    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a federal law that criminalizes lying about military...
    Supreme Court ruling avoids constitutionality of FCC's indecency policy
    06/21/2012
    In a narrowly decided opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously threw out millions of dollars in...
    Google report: Government agency requests for content removal and user data rise globally and in U.S.
    06/18/2012
    Requests from government agencies in the U.S. to remove Internet content and reveal more...
    Media object to proposed Department of Labor press controls in Congressional hearing
    06/06/2012
    News media executives and free press advocates expressed concern today at a House congressional...
    FCC fines broadcast company for violating telephone broadcast rule, despite conversation not being aired
    05/25/2012
    A Maryland radio station and its parent company was fined $2,000 by the Federal Communications...
    Federal court finds Bloomberg's publication of copyrighted conference call recording to be fair use
    05/22/2012
    A federal court last week rejected a copyright infringement lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P. for its...
    Department of Labor issues stricter procedures for "press lock-ups"
    04/18/2012
    The U.S. Department of Labor issued stricter procedures last week for media organizations...
    Federal appeals court orders reconsideration of Rosetta Stone's trademark claims against Google
    04/10/2012
    The U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., (4th Cir.) ordered a lower court yesterday to...