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University of California at Santa Barbara: Attempt to Stop Website from Using Letters ‘UCSB’
Case Materials- "Victory for Free Speech at UC Santa Barbara," FIRE Press Release, February 4, 2005: The University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) has abandoned an attempt to force the owner of a website called The Dark Side of UCSB from using the letters “UCSB” in his web address. UCSB had threatened the site’s owner with criminal sanctions if he did not change the site’s address. FIRE wrote in protest, and on the very same day that UCSB received FIRE’s letter, the university notified the website owner that it would pursue the matter no further.
- "Letter from University of California Counsel David Birnbaum to FIRE, February 1, 2005," February 1, 2005
- "Letter from FIRE to UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang, January 31, 2005," January 31, 2005
Media Coverage- "UC-Santa Barbara Won't Challenge Web Site That Spotlights Crime on the Campus," Andrea Foster, The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 25, 2005
- "Educ. Advocacy Group Finds School's Excuses for Censorship Attempt Suspicious," Jim Brown, Agape Press, February 9, 2005: The University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) has backed down from an attempt to prohibit a critic's expression of dissent. UC's legal counsel has announced the school will no longer pursue legal action against a website that points out problems on its campus.
- "Calif. university ends quest to shut down critical Web site," Britt Hulit, Student Press Law Center, February 8, 2005: The owner of a Web site that criticizes the University of California at Santa Barbara was notified on Feb. 1 that the university will not seek legal action against him, following the school’s previous request that he remove the school’s name from his site or face criminal sanctions.
- "UC Decides Not to Sue ‘Darkside’ Website Creator," Jason La, Daily Nexus (UCSB), February 7, 2005: Following a complaint and threat of litigation from a civil liberties group, the University of California has chosen not to pursue a legal battle against a website critical of UCSB.
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