OPENING THE ARCHIVES FOR ACCESS Christopher Bavitz Asst Director, Cyberlaw Clinic Berkman Ctr for Internet & Soc Harvard Law School November 6, 2010 AMIA / IASA 2010, Philadelphia, PA

OVERVIEW OF PROJECT Create a Legal Guide Identify Categories of Issues Not a Replacement for Legal Advice Encourage Dissemination of Information Establish Best Practices

EXISTING GUIDES Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use (Center for Social Media) Copyright Term and public Domain in the United States (Cornell University Copyright Information Center) Copyright and Fair Use Overview (Stanford University Libraries)

CATEGORIES OF LEGAL ISSUES (1) Copyright (2) Trademark (3) State Law Tort Claims (e.g., Publicity, Privacy, and Defamation) (4) Contract

TRADEMARK Identifying Goods / Services and Preventing Consumer Confusion Trademark Infringement and Trademark Dilution Use of Trademarks in News Reporting and Commentary Trademark Fair Use

RIGHTS OF PUBLICITY AND PRIVACY Right of Publicity -- Commercial Uses Right of Privacy -- Intrusion Right of Privacy -- Public Disclosure of Private Facts and False Light Right of Privacy -- Consent as a Defense

DEFAMATION False Statement of Fact / Injury to Reputation Some Level of “Fault” (Negligence, Malice, Etc.) Republication Treated Like Publication First Amendment Statute of Limitations

CDA 230 (A BRIEF ASIDE)

CONTRACT Licenses -- Temporal Limitations Licenses -- Limitations on Media Licenses -- Limitations on Territory Personal Releases / Appearance Unions / Collective Bargaining Agreements

OPENING THE ARCHIVES FOR ACCESS Christopher Bavitz Asst Director, Cyberlaw Clinic Berkman Ctr for Internet & Soc Harvard Law School November 6, 2010 AMIA / IASA 2010, Philadelphia, PA