Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
http://towknight.org/research/law-for-media-startups/
Business Formation
Sole proprietorships
LLCs
Labor Law
Employees v Freelancers
Freelancers dont get min. wage, OT, workers comp, family
Copyright
Must be:
Original Content
Fixed in a medium
Not copyrightable:
Ideas
Facts
News
not be OK
Federal Documents not copyrightable, OK to
use
Hot News Doctrine News orgs have tried to
Native Ads
TheAtlantic.com and
Church of
Scientology
Comments were
sponsored too
Apology and new
guidelines
Social media issues
Native ads
Tricking consumers into thinking its a news story?
Consumers dont notice the labels.
Often dont understand them
When article looks like a news article, they think it is
Qualcoms Whats inside? series on Mashable new
get lost
Email Newletters
Accurate header & subject line identify
User-Generated Content
Section 230, Communications Decency Act -- means
UGC
You are liable if user infringes on someones
Open Meetings
Most states have open
laws.
Most consider emails of
Access to Information
State shield laws protect some sources
Surveillance
Standard email and social media account contains
Thanks!
Jan Schaffer
Jans@j-lab.org
@janjlab