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    Newsgathering

    Copyrights and Mugshots

    All photographs are protected by copyright except photographs created by the US government.  So, technically, mugshots from local law enforcement are copyrighted. In addition, the competitor has a copyright in its website.  Taking content from the competitor's website could be copyright infringement. Finally, there is a doctrine of "hot news misappropriation," under which taking […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Direct Costs of Copying

    The statute is California Government Code section 6253(b).  A court has held that "direct cost" generally does not include search and retrieval time.  North County Parents Organization v. Dep't of Education, 23 Cal. App. 4th 144, 146 (1994).  "Direct cost" does include maintenance costs and the salary of the clerk for time spent copying […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Can I sue New York City for restricting my religious freedom during the coronavirus pandemic?

    […] health. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    July 9, 2020

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    Newsgathering

    Can I use audio clips of solicitors refusing to be interviewed?

    […] it would not seem that anything they say could be remotely construed as "confidential." Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    May 12, 2014

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    Newsgathering

    Can newspaper publish captured police-scanner audio of gunfight?

    […] private -- was deemed to be an illegal wiretap. McDermott v. Boehner. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    May 7, 2013

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    First Amendment Newsgathering

    When Can A Newspaper Publish Documents Meant To Be Private?

    […] consists of leaked internal company documents from a disgruntled ex-employee (a notice of tax lien, e-mails, bill collection notices). This is a private company,not a public or governmental entity, so I have no way of independently acquiring or verifying these same documents. Are we within our rights to use the documents in the story? […]

    May 29, 2010

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    Court Records

    Accessing Court Dispositions

    […] files. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    May 10, 2019

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    First Amendment Social Media

    Is Use of Twitter Logo in Political Parody Artwork Protected by the First Amendment?

    […] forward. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    June 21, 2018