Media Law

Who owns your online pics and tips on where to store them Irish Examiner These days of course, most of us carry cameras everywhere we go and digital snaps are free, so a huge volume of photographic material is piling up silently on devices...

VR-Zone France should soften Internet 'three strikes' law, says gov't report PCWorld He recommended dropping the threat of Internet access suspension, limiting the fine to €60, and closing Hadopi, transferring some of its responsibilities to...

'Round the Clock Surveillance: Is This the Price of Living in a 'Free, Safe ...

Senate Dem seeks to revive media shield law Toledo Blade WASHINGTON — A top Senate Democrat plans to revive legislation that would protect journalists and their employers from revealing their sources, days after it was revealed that the Justice...

White House renews push for media shield law
MSNBC (blog)
The official said that President Obama's Senate liaison, Ed Pagano, called Senator Charles E.

Washington Post
White House pushes media shield law as Holder faces questions on Capitol Hill
Washington Post
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.

NPR (blog)
Take Your Seat, The 'No Photography' Sign Is Lit
NPR (blog)
You probably saw this bit of Internet virality earlier this week — showing a woman getting kicked off an American Airlines flight for channeling Whitney Houston.

New York Times
Would a media shield law have protected the AP? - Washington Post
Washington Post (blog)
In response to the outcry over a Justice Department seizure of the phone records of Associated Press journalists, President Obama has asked Sen.

Capital New York Obama: 'Now is the time' to revive the media shield law Capital New York At a rainy press conference in the Rose Garden this afternoon, President Obama said it was time to revisit a federal media shield law, in the wake of...

News.Az 'Officials must perceive internet as additional tool of serving people' News.Az Thus, if earlier, the relations between the United States that traditionally formed the political agenda and their audience were built on the principle of...

NJ TODAY
[OPINION] Round The Clock Surveillance: Is This The Price Of Living In A 'Free ...

As Culture Moves Online, France Tries to Follow It With a Tax
New York Times
Published: May 14, 2013.

The Guardian Media letter to DOJ: Stronger laws needed to protect reporters MSNBC Media companies around the country signed a letter of protest to Attorney General Eric Holder a day after learning about the Justice Department's subpoena of...

Under fire for secret subpoenas of Associated Press phone records, the Obama administration has asked a key senator to revive legislation that would enhance protections for journalists trying to protect their sources.A White ...

BuzzFeed
New Media Shield Law Might Not Have Protected AP - BuzzFeed
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We'll get you, film board warns pornographic material producers The Standard Digital News “This has encouraged violators of the law to propagate their crimes and entrench their evil schemes as part of acceptable behaviour,” said Owiti Tuesday...

Why Online Privacy, Confidentiality and Security Matter to LGBT Communities
Huffington Post
In fact, according to studies by UCLA Law School's Williams Institute, the LGBT population represents 3 to 4 percent of the overall U.S.

Daily Beast
Media Balks at Band-Aid Shield Law
Daily Beast
The media shield law will be introduced by New York Sen. Chuck Schumer at the request of the White House.