Call it deja vu. Sort of.
Tag: Winter 1998-99
Cyberlaw and the Student Media – Part 2
Thieves swipe papers over controversial stories, ads
Nearly 3,000 copies of The Georgetown Academy, a student paper at Georgetown University, were stolen Oct. 8.
Congress extends copyright protection
The owners of copyrights will now have an additional 20 years to claim protection of their works under a new law enacted this fall.
Libel, harassment charges dropped
A 15-year-old high school student zapped with charges of criminal libel and harassment by school administrators for his production of an underground newspaper had both allegations dropped.
Political candidate sentenced for theft
A Deschutes County Commission candidate was convicted of stealing approximately 2,000 copies of a free paper in October and ordered to pay restitution to the publisher.
New law raised in Ohio judicial record scase
Defense attorneys representing the Chronicle of Higher Education are hoping that recent amendments to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), also known as the Buckley Amendment, will help bolster their case concerning access to school disciplinary records.
Fla. teacher sues students for libel
A high school teacher at Leon High School in Tallahassee is contending that Low Life hit her below the belt.