New York Legal Guide

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This page collects information involving New York from across the Digital Media Law Project website. On the right you will find listings of recent legal threats and blog posts that concern New York residents or law. As we add new content to the site that pertains to New York, you will be able to find it all right here.

Many of the pages in the legal guide discuss law that is applicable in New York. For that reason, the New York specific pages are interspersed throughout the guide. You can access the New York pages in a number of ways.

First, you can browse the legal guide section by section. You will find New York pages inserted in the guide at points where New York law diverges from the general summary of law included in the guide or where a more detailed explanation of New York law is warranted. The list of legal guide sections appears at the bottom of this page.

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Legal Protections for Anonymous Speech in New York
Found under the section:
State Law: Legal Protections for Anonymous Speech

New York City and District of Columbia Taxes
Found under the section:
Other Business Formation and Governance Issues

Becoming a Sole Proprietor in New York
Found under the section:
State Law: Becoming a Sole Proprietor

Forming a Partnership in New York
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Partnership

Nonprofit Legal Assistance Organizations in New York
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Nonprofit Legal Assistance Organizations by State

Forming an LLC in New York
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming an LLC

Forming a Corporation in New York
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Corporation

Forming a Nonprofit Corporation in New York
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Nonprofit

Business Pursuits Exclusion in New York
Found under the section:
Insurance Exclusions for Business Pursuits

New York Intrusion Law
Found under the section:
Elements of an Intrusion Claim

New York Statute of Limitations for Intrusion Claims
Found under the section:
Statute of Limitations for Intrusion

New York Recording Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Recording

New York Protections for Sources and Source Material
Found under the section:
State Law: Legal Protections for Sources and Source Material

Access to Public Records in New York
Found under the section:
Access to Records from State Governments

Open Meetings Laws in New York
Found under the section:
Access to State and Local Government Meetings

Access to New York Court Proceedings
Found under the section:
State Court Proceedings

New York State Court Records
Found under the section:
State Court Records

Trade Secrets Law in New York
Found under the section:
State Law: Trade Secrets

Publication of Private Facts in New York
Found under the section:
State Law: Publication of Private Facts

Retraction Law in New York
Found under the section:
State Law: Retractions

Anti-SLAPP Law in New York
Found under the section:
State Law: SLAPPs

New York Defamation Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Defamation

New York: False Light
Found under the section:
State Law: False Light

New York Right of Publicity Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Right of Publicity

Forming a Journalism Cooperative in New York
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Cooperative