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Fall 2018 Newsletter - Our Work and New California Laws Support Net Neutrality & Consumer Privacy

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Welcome to Our Fall 2018 Team!

This fall we welcomed our new team, including 2 returning student fellows. Over 100 students have  worked with us over the years serving internet users, artists, and small businesses. To our team both current and past, thank you!

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Forbes Blog: Navigating a Lawsuit Part 3 - What Happens After You Retain a Lawyer?

New Media Rights' latest blog post is all about navigating a lawsuit, and what happens after you hire an attorney. Special thanks to our co-author, Lauren Hanley-Brady, who is one of our advisory board members, and a former NMR intern!

A lawsuit can consume vast amounts of time and money, and unfortunately is not normally something that can be resolved quickly. But the judicial process can operate much more smoothly if you are aware of what happens in the first stages and the consequences of not meeting the various requirements in the first stages of a lawsuit. The more you know upfront, the easier the path to resolution will be.

Best Practices: How businesses can communicate with individual consumers without violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Reviewing public broadcasting (PBS) production and distribution agreements
Stop Unwanted Calls and Texts: How The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Do-Not-Call List Can Protect You From Telemarketing, RoboCalls, Debt Collection
Benjamin Gordon
Ryan Stygar
Courtney Lacaillade
Event: San Diego Press Club Meeting

Executive Director Art Neill will be speaking at the San Diego Press Club meeting on September 12th at 6pm. The panel is called "Nuts and Bolts: Intellectual Property – Protecting Yours and Using Others," and will include a discussion of using third party content online, protecting your own intellectual property, freelancers’ rights related to unauthorized republishing of their work, and journalists’ and media outlets’ responsibilities regarding work sourced from third parties.

The meeting is being held at the Procopio building in downtown San Diego, and the panel begins at 6pm.

Event: NLGJA 2018 National Convention

Assistant Director Shaun Spalding is speaking at the NLGJA 2018 National Convention in Palm Springs on September 8, 2018. Shaun will be speaking about freelance writer contracts, negotiating effective deal terms, and how you can protect your rights as a freelance writer.

The NLGJA Convention is being held at the Hotel Zoso in Palm Springs from Spetember 6-9th, and the panel is called "Get What You Deserve: The Journalist’s Rough Guide to Contracts and Negotiations." The panel is from 3:45-4:45pm on September 8.