I am currently working as an intern at the我目前的工作，作为一名实习生，在 Berkman Center for Internet and Society Berkman中心互联网与社会 , and got a press release hit last week from one project that the center is involved in. The Citizen Media Law Project does a lot of good work providing legal education for people involved in… you guessed it, citizen media. ，并得到了一份新闻稿，上周从一个项目：该中心是涉及的公民媒体的法律项目做了很多善事工作提供法制教育的人参与… …你猜，公民媒体。 They have他们有 a great new site up一个伟大的新址了 which gives a very good survey about legal protections and concerns to be aware of in all 50 states–each state has important custom information.这给人一个很好的调查，大约法律保护和关切，他们必须明白，在所有50个州，每个州有重要的定制信息。 In their words:用他们的话说：

“The guide, intended for use by citizen media creators with or without formal legal training, addresses the legal issues that traditional and non-traditional journalists are likely to encounter as they gather information and publish their work online.” "为指导，有意使用公民媒体制作人或无正式的法律培训，涉及法律问题，传统和非传统的新闻工作者可能会遇到，因为他们搜集资料，并公布其工作在线" 。

“Knowing your legal rights and responsibilities is important for anyone who publishes online. "知道你的法律权利和责任是很重要的，为任何人在网上发布。 The CMLP’s legal guide addresses the legal issues you may encounter as you gather information and publish your work.该cmlp的法律指引，涉及的法律问题，你可能会遇到你搜集资料，并公布你的工作。 The guide is intended for use by citizen media creators with or without formal legal training, as well as others with an interest in these issues.”指南的目的是为使用公民媒体制作人或无正式的法律训练，以及为他人利益，在这些问题上" 。

So definitely check it out, as well as the CMLP website in general (所以一定了解一下它的，以及作为cmlp网站，在一般（ citmedialaw.org ) and the Citizen Media project ( ） ，以及公民媒体项目（ citmedia.org ). ） 。 Since we’re all publishing so much and contributing to so many online media these days, worth familiarizing yourself with some of the applicable laws and making yourself well informed of the local laws, whether you’re a total stranger or an既然我们都出版了这么多，贡献这么多网络媒体的这些日子里，值得熟悉自己的一些适用法律和作出自己充分了解当地的法律，无论你是一个总陌生人或一个 EFF member电子疆界基金会会员 . 。