Mission statement & the stories of those we help

New Media Rights offers free assistance for questions that you may have on the following digital rights issues:

How to legally reuse or remix Copyright protected work (fair use, parody, mash-ups, sampling, remix, etc)
Copyright, licensing, trademark, and other legal expertise for internet users
Responding to a DMCA takedown notice or cease and desist letters
Respond to other unfair content takedowns, access limitations, and account terminations
Advising individual smart phone and mobile internet users of their right to control their personal information, including location based information and personal data
Advising individuals smart phone and mobile internet uses about other abuses related to the use of your smartphone, including throttling of broadband internet, problems with pirated mobile apps and other issues.
Counseling with individuals and mobile app developers on user privacy, data aggregation, and trademark issues
Drafting a terms of service agreement or a privacy policy for your website or blog
Advice on things you can do to legally protect yourself as a website operator
Reviewing documentaries and comic books for legal issues
FOIA and Public Records Act requests

Fill out the Contact Us form to request assistance!

New Media Rights also creates how-to and legal guides on these topics thanks to your questions.

We apply the trends that we are seeing in our legal assistance to advocate for improved public interest media policy.

We assist

- filmmakers
- musicians
- journalists
- bloggers
- new media startups
- entrepreneurs
- smart phone users and developers
- all types of artists!

and YOU! Just use our contact form and a real lawyer will contact you promptly to let you know how we can help you.

We want to thank those who make our services possible, particularly our individual donors and the California Consumer Protection Foundation.

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NMR Stories

Testimonials of some of our clients

NMR Testimonial: Abdulmalik Buul

Abdul Buul needed assistance with copyright and other issues as a local San Diego independent filmmaker. New Media Rights has guides that help our local creators, and we may be able to assist you, just contact us!
NMR Testimonial: Gene Composer

Gene Composer needed assistance on a DMCA takedown notice on Second Life where her artwork had been wrongly removed from the site. New Media Rights helped restore her artwork. New Media Rights has guides on the DMCA, and may be able to assist you with your DMCA takedown questions, just contact us!
NMR Testimonial: Andrew Bratt

Andrew Bratt is a local San Diego innovator who was looking for assistance on music licensing and agreements for his innovative startup. New Media Rights has guides on copyright and licensing, and may be able to assist you with your music licensing questions, just contact us!
How I fought against a Youtube Takedown and Eventually Won

New Media Rights helped Anita Sarkeesian, who is a remix artist and the founder of Feminist Frequency. Anita is a talented remix artist, video editor and feminist cultural critic who created a video that was taken down from Youtube under the label of "inappropriate content". New Media Rights believes that Youtube must create an efficient process so that Youtube users can reach the proper channels to reenable their videos, whether the takedown is for copyright (DMCA takedown), inappropriate content, or other reasons.
Cy’s story: How New Media Rights defended my rights

This holiday season, Cy wants to share with you his story of how New Media Rights has helped him share his film with the world.

Please donate to New Media Rights this holiday season.

To see how our small but dedicated staff have cultivated citizen media and defended online rights throughout the year, you can also read a brief list of our 2010 List of Accomplishments.