Press release

For many Internet users, logging onto the Web and anonymously posting their thoughts in a chat room, Web log, or other interactive site is part of the allure of the World Wide Web.

But while the Web may appear to be an open and free area for comment, a controversial remark posted about a company or individual by a Web user can quickly draw Web users into a complex and protracted legal battle.  read more »

University of California, Berkeley, law professors Pamela Samuelson and Deirdre Mulligan, and Samuelson Law Technology and Public Policy Clinic fellow Jack Lerner are available for media interviews regarding MGM vs. Grokster, a closely-watched Internet file-sharing case that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 29.  read more »