A former high school student who eluded criminal libel last month
for comments he made on his Web site now is facing a criminal defamation charge.
Beaver County prosecutors served Ian Lake, 19, with a subpoena on Dec.
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New resource on protecting reporters sources and information now available
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has released a new 50-state guide of the reporter's privilege that will allow lawyers across the country to more easily help journalists fight court orders to turn over their notes or reveal confidential sources.
Berkeley mayor charged with criminal infraction for theft of Univ. of California student newspaper
Berkeley Mayor Tom\nBates has been charged with a criminal infraction for stealing 1,000 copies of\nthe University of California at Berkeley
Ohio administrators confiscate high school newspaper, claim libel and privacy invasion
School officials in Wooster, Ohio, confiscated approximately 4,500 copies of the Wooster High School student newspaper Dec.
Ind. student can’t be sued in California for online content, high court says
CALIFORNIA ? The California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a company could not sue an Indiana college student in a California court for copyright infringement.In the 4-3 decision, the court said the state had no jurisdiction over a lawsuit brought by the DVD Copy Control Association against Matthew Pavlovich, a former Purdue University student who published codes online in 1999 that allowed users to unscramble encrypted DVDs. The court said that Pavlovich, who has never been a resident of California, did not specifically seek to harm businesses there.
Mahaffey v. Aldrich
In 2001, Joshua Mahaffey was suspended from school when he created a website called “Satan’s web page.” The website included lists of “movies that rock,” “music I hate,” “music that’s cool,” “people that are cool” and “people I wish would die.” The bottom of the website featured a mission from Satan to violently kill someone for him, followed by a disclaimer asking people not to do so.
Mahaffey v. Aldrich
In 2001, Joshua Mahaffey was suspended from school when he created a website called “Satan’s web page.” The website included lists of “movies that rock,” “music I hate,” “music that’s cool,” “people that are cool” and “people I wish would die.” The bottom of the website featured a mission from Satan to violently kill someone for him, followed by a disclaimer asking people not to do so.
Utah Supreme Court throws out criminal libel law
UTAH ? A 126-year-old statute that made libel a criminal act was ruled overly broad and unconstitutional last week by the state supreme court.The case before the court dates back to 2000 when Ian Lake, a then 16-year-old student at Milford High School, was arrested and charged with one count of criminal libel and one count of criminal slander after posting derogatory comments on his Web site.
Internet rights group urges colleges not to monitor students
WASHINGTON, D.C. ? The Electronic Privacy Information Center, EPIC, has called on university and college presidents to use caution in adopting policies for monitoring college computer networks for copyright infringement.The open letter released by EPIC on Nov.
Governors State oral arguments rescheduled for Jan. 7
ILLINOIS ? The oral arguments in the Hosty v. Carter case, involving censorship of the student newspaper at Governors State University, has now been rescheduled by the court.U.S.