Media Law Resource Center

Webinar: Criminal Law Issues Media Lawyers Need to Know
A webinar from the MLRC Next Generation Committee covering criminal law issues that media lawyers should be prepared to field, from wiretap and trespass laws to the Espionage Act and grand jury subpoenas.

MediaLawLetter May 2017
MLRC London Conference; Massachusetts High Court Weakens State’s Anti-SLAPP Law; Minnesota Anti-SLAAP Law Ruled Unconstitutional; Mich. App.: Bad Ass Lawyer Better Call Saul for Next Defamation Lawsuit; Maine Protects Anonymous Speech in Parody Newsletter;Vermont Enacts Shield Law; Copyright Case Against Conan O’Brien Headed to Trial; How Europe Is Tackling Fake News and What This Means for Online Platforms; Fighting for Access in the Sunshine State; Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer: David Keneipp and more.

Legal Frontiers in Digital Media
MLRC Bulletin 2017 Issue 1 - May 2017
Fake News, Yelpers, and Tweets, Oh My!: Section 230 Case Law Update; Shared Risks? The Top Six Issues Facing the Sharing Economy; MLRC Roundtable: A Discussion of Big Changes at the FCC

MediaLawLetter April 2017
Trump and the Press - A Q&A; Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Extreme and Outrageous Conduct Claim; “Vlad the Impaler” Loses Libel Suit vs. Time Inc.; Candy Lab Case Tests the Boundaries of Free Expression in Augmented Reality; Veteran Loser Perfect 10’s Latest Ninth Circuit Defeat; 9th Cir. Holds Website Can Lose DMCA Safe Harbor by Using Moderators; Updates on UK Media Law Developments; Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer: Barbara Wall and more.

MediaLawLetter March 2017
From the Executive Director’s Desk - Back to Basics: LA, Miami Conferences Delight; Digital Conference Upcoming; Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer: Rick Kurnit; Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss in “Welfare Queen” Defamation Case; Reality TV Suit Dismissed Under Anti-SLAPP Statute; Court Cuts Off Johnson in His Attempt to Assert Libel Claim; Lawsuit Over Ellen DeGeneres Segment Fails as a Matter of Law and more.