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David Ardia, assistant professor at the UNC School of Law, moderates Friday's panel, which focused on copyright, censorship and privacy. (Photo by Casey Capachi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Attribute, attribute, attribute. As a follow-up to the popular Law School for Digital Journalists all-day workshop on Thursday, Friday\u2019s Mini Law School for Digital Journalists panel touched on a few of the hottest topics that can land journalists in a legal firestorm.<\/p>\n

The legal professionals on the panel were asked to share their best piece of advice to avoid getting sued.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs people, we want to be recognized and we want to be credited,\u201d said Tony Falzone, deputy general counsel at Pinterest. \u201cWhat makes people mad oftentimes is not that they get shared more but that they get shared more without the credit back to the person who created it. As long as you recognize that really fundamental human desire, you\u2019re going to be a lot better off than if you ignore it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s simplistic, but if you want to do one thing to avoid getting sued, it\u2019s taking the time to get your facts right,\u201d said Jon Hart, general counsel to the Online News Association.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re\u00a0writing stuff which is accessible in the UK, you\u2019re going to get sued, you\u2019re going to lose, so don\u2019t go there,\u201d said Mark Stephens, partner at Finers Stephens Innocent in London. \u201cStay in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

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