IP: Launch of Chillingeffects.org

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Cindy Cohn <Cindy () eff org>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 08:54:52 -0800
To: Dave () farber net
Subject: Launch of Chillingeffects.org

Hi Dave,

IP'ers might be interested in this project that EFF has launched with
several major law schools to give Internet users basic legal information
about claims made in cease and desist letters.  We're hoping it will stop
people from censoring themselves when they receive phony legal claims about
their speech online.  The website is at www.chillingeffects.org

"The Internet makes it easier for individuals to speak to
a wide audience, but it also makes it easier for other
people and corporations to silence that speech," said
Berkman Center Fellow Wendy Seltzer, who conceived the
project and programmed the website. "Chilling Effects aims
to level the field by helping online speakers to understand
their rights in the face of legal threats."


http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/technology/ebusiness/25CHIL.html

Cindy


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Cindy A. Cohn                   Cindy () eff org
Legal Director                    www.eff.org
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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San Francisco, CA 94110
Tel:  (415)436-9333 x 108
Fax: (415) 436-9993








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