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"Taking photographs of things that are plainly visible from public spaces is a constitutional right – and that includes federal buildings, transportation facilities, and police and other government officials carrying out their duties. Unfortunately, there is a widespread, continuing pattern of law enforcement officers ordering people to stop taking photographs from public places, and harassing, detaining and arresting those who fail to comply."

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Dave Johnson breaks down copyright law for the uninitiated. via <a href="http://ddunleavy.typepad.com/the_big_picture/">Dennis Dunleavy</a>

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A thorough take on the legal issues you should consider when podcasting - produced by the Creative Commons organization with some high-powered legal experts.

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Link to legal issues faced by those who blog. Many will be familiar to college media publishers.

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Media Law Research Center list - the name says it all.

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Law Prof. Eric Goldman attempts to divide Internet-related laws into Good and Bad. No surprises, but some worthwhile explanatory notes on various laws related to the 'Net

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The headline spells it out, with some good tips on how to keep inside the law.

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Harvard Law School course wiki.

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Interesting extension of shield laws.

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You knew it had to happen. Sam Bayard of the Citizen Media Law Project ponders the implications.

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Justin McLachlan has set up an e-mail list with legal reporting tips for journalists. You can sign up at this link. Pretty good stuff.

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"The simplest way to search for unauthorized reuse of written material is to copy a sentence or two, paste it into the Google search box with quote marks before and after, and scroll through the resulting links looking for copyright violators. The free Pl

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"An attempt to answer common myths about copyright seen on the net and cover issues related to copyright and USENET/Internet publication."

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