Even Better News on Fair Use and Insurers

Posted on February 23rd, 2007 by William McGeveran

I reported last week the great news that a major insurer agreed to provide coverage against copyright liability for documentary films that rely on the fair use doctrine in accordance with the Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use (as certified by a lawyer’s letter). Now comes even better news: another insurer has [...]

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Filed under: Berkman, Copyright, Digital Media, Education & Copyright, Intermediaries, Media, Scholarship, Video

Defamation Lawsuit Deterred by “Wikimmunity”

Posted on February 23rd, 2007 by Tim Armstrong

One of the more interesting pieces in the most recent Harvard Journal of Law and Technology is “Wikimmunity,” by recent Harvard Law grad (and friend of Berkman) Ken Myers. Ken’s article explores how Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (also the subject of my recent Doe v. MySpace post) acts, or should act, to [...]

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Filed under: Berkman, Intermediaries, Internet & Society, Privacy, Scholarship

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