Journalism’s Digital Transition: Unique Legal Challenges and Opportunities

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A few seats remain for “Journalism’s Digital Transition: Unique Legal Challenges and Opportunities", taking place this Friday April 9th at Harvard Law School. Register now by visiting http://www.omln.org/conference.This one-day symposium is organized by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society's Citizen Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic. Learn more about speakers and the program by visiting our agenda page: http://www.omln.org/conference/agenda.We hope that you will join us and share this invitation with colleagues.[REGISTER NOW] SYMPOSIUM on JOURNALISM'S DIGITAL TRANSITION: UNIQUE LEGAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES================================================================================== 4/9/10, All Day, Harvard Law School$275, which includes all CLE/course materialsJournalism's Digital Transition: Unique Legal Challenges and OpportunitiesThe Berkman Center's Citizen Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic are pleased to announce a one-day symposium and CLE program to celebrate the launch of the Online Media Legal Network (OMLN). OMLN is a legal referral service that connects qualifying online journalism ventures and digital media creators with lawyers willing to provide legal services on a pro bono or reduced-fee basis. It supports promising ventures and innovative thinkers in online and digital media by providing access to legal help that would otherwise be unavailable.The program will bring together panels of academics, legal practitioners, and journalists. Topics include the legal issues arising from news aggregation and managing online communities, as well as the question of what comes next for journalism, and how the legal profession can assist (or hinder) journalism's digital transition.The symposium will feature Jonathan Zittrain of the Berkman Center and Harvard Law School; Eric Goldman, Associate Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law; Jeff Howe, Nieman Fellow, Contributing editor at Wired.com and author of Crowdsourcing; Srinandan Kasi - Vice President and General Counsel, Associated Press; Barbara Wall - Vice President/Senior Associate General Counsel, Gannett Co; members of the Citizen Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic, and many more!Discounts for those working in the public interest and students are available. Inquire about further details by emailing staffomln [dot] org.To register or for more information and a complete description, see the event web page: http://www.omln.org/conference