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Legal intiative for online independent journalists partners industry body
US scheme the Online Media Legal Network (OMLN) will team up with the Online News Association

Victor Chandler Appoint 192business to Boost Customer Verification
Global ID check solutions help Victor Chandler deliver control & intelligence in the player acquisition process.

How BLP Law Implemented Leading AML Software
How BLP Law firm have implemented AML software, creating a risk based approach to AML compliance.

AP takes action on copyright breaches with new tracking system
'News registry' will make use of new metadata microformat being trialled on AP news stories

Strand News calls on news industry to support court coverage
Agency asks for small donations to support unrivalled reporting on UK courts

Photographers' rights neglected by UK copyright law, suggests BPC survey
Growing demand for rights and insufficient compensation, say respondents

Statutory enforcement of Reynolds is not the answer, say Leigh and Davies
Strengthening the Reynolds defence does not address issues with UK libel law, agree leading journalists

Attributor partners Creative Commons for online copyright tracking
New FairShare service is aimed at individual journalists and publishers

Online archives: To update or not to update?
Birmingham Mail editor Steve Dyson talks to Journalism.co.uk about the problems with updating old news

Goldacre's law: the Bad Science 'nerd' talks to Journalism.co.uk (with audio)
Following legal threats, Goldacre expounds his views on journalism

Legal journalism could benefit from more open courts in 2009, says Joshua Rozenberg
Former Telegraph legal editor discusses how changes to the UK's legal landscape in 2009 could benefit journalists

Police and media criticised by Al Fayed case lawyer
Mark Haslan says Al Fayed's questioning was misrepresented in news coverage, because of police leak

Media Bloggers Association creates blogger insurance scheme
Insurance package will cover bloggers for allegations of copyright infringement, defamation and invasion of privacy

Restricted reporting: what’s the future for contempt of court?
An interview with Bob Satchwell, executive director of the Society of Editors, explaining his ideas for reform of contempt of court legislation in the UK

Max Mosley wins privacy case against News of the World
Motor racing chief awarded £60,000 in damages over 'Nazi-style' orgy allegations

Max Mosley case: statement from Colin Myler, NOTW editor
Editor defends 'honest belief' in Nazi theme

AP takes action against community news website over copyright violation
The Associated Press has filed seven 'takedown requests' against community news website the Drudge Retort over alleged copyright infringements

Twitter and court reporting: 140 characters - fair and accurate?
Microblogging service Twitter could become a useful tool for court reporters, as long as the usual legal restrictions are applied

BVT could result in a shortage of criminal lawyers
Criminal legal aid lawyers will be at risk of extinction if best value tendering (BVT) is introduced as law firms abandon training programmes to cut costs, says the Law Society

News of the World wins right to show Max Mosley video
Formula one racing boss Max Mosley has had his application for an injunction against of the News of the World denied by the High Court

'Chasing online copyright infringement - is it worth it?'
John Mackenzie, partner, Pinsent Masons

Wikileaks vows to fight on despite court injunction
Whistle-blowing site forced offline by a US court after publishing documents alleging shady offshore banking practices

Q&A with Kevin Smith of Splash News: 'Plagiarism is the first rule of journalism'
Journalism.co.uk talks illegal image use, Britney Spears, Perez Hilton, private detectives, blog traffic and face recognition software with the head of LA's Splash News

NUJ to offer free legal support for members' copyright actions
Deal with Thompsons Solicitors will allow members to pursue copyright infringements at no personal cost

NUJ plans to expand legal services for members
Plans for extended legal provision in copyright cases to be announced

On The Fly mobile journalism: views from editors
Intimate, immediate chunks of news filed from the field giving the-bigger-picture or technical innovation ahead of journalistic judgement?

US court drops request for newspaper site's audience info
Phoenix New Times asked to disclose details of viewers' habits and site access