Wendy Seltzer on "Legal Threats, Chilling Effects, and Warming the Air"

Yesterday, Berkman fellow Wendy Seltzer participated in an Educase Live panel, speaking on "Legal Threats, Chilling Effects, and Warming the Air."

From Educase: The recording industry’s complaints against alleged music downloaders are just the tip of the iceberg in legal threats against online activity. In the five years of the Chilling Effects Clearinghouse, we have seen thousands of legal threats, with claims including trademark infringement, defamation, and copyright infringement. This seminar will discuss some of the range of complaints, both unwarranted and justified, and describe ChillingEffects.org’s resources for those trying to evaluate legal threats. In some cases, the web’s sunlight can help to melt meritless threats.

You can check the archive of the discussion over at Educase's website.