Terms of Use

Welcome to California Law Review’s website (“CLR”), the online access point to all of the content published by California Law Review, Inc., a California nonprofit corporation. CLR is governed by these Terms of Use, as they may be amended, from time to time (“Terms”). By using the site, you agree to be bound by the terms.

Ownership: CLR is owned and operated by California Law Review, Inc. Aside from proprietary third-party plugins or software, the contents and design of these pages are protected by U.S. copyright laws. Provided you retain any and all copyright and trademark notices as well as any authorship credits, you are welcome to download and share material from CLR, with the exception of photographs or media incorporated into the website, for your own personal, scholarly, and professional, but not commercial, use. You may not engage in large-scale transmission or systematic reproduction or distribution for use in group sessions, including classes, nor may you include any material in any product to be offered for sale. You may make any use of material on CLR to the extent allowed by principles of fair use. If you would like broader rights, you need to first get permission from California Law Review, Inc. All intellectual property rights not expressly granted here are reserved.

Moderated Content: To ensure the value of CLR as a home for cutting-edge, reflective, and contemporary legal analysis, California Law Review, Inc. does not agree to post all submissions and reserves the right to shorten or otherwise edit the submissions we decide to post.

License Terms: By submitting content for publication, you irrevocably grant to California Law Review, Inc., throughout the world, without financial or other obligation to you: (a) the perpetual nonexclusive right in any medium to print, publish, display, transmit, and archive your submission, in whole or in part, and to allow others to link to it and (b) the exclusive right to license it, in whole or in part, commercially or noncommercially as part of all or selections from CLR, for the full term of copyright.

Representations: You represent and warrant that you are the sole author of all content that you submit and/or have all of the necessary rights in such material, and that your submission does not infringe any copyright or trademark, or violate any property or privacy rights, or contain any indecent, libelous, or unlawful content. You agree not to insert any viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other destructive features in any submission or to use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working or functions of CLR.

No Endorsement: Unless specifically stated to the contrary, California Law Review, Inc. does not endorse any of the views, analysis or opinions presented in CLR, including from submissions specifically solicited by the Editors. You agree not to rely on any posted information as legal advice or a legal opinion.

Link to Other Websites: CLR may include links to other websites. California Law Review, Inc. has no control over the contents or operation of any third-party websites and recommends that you familiarize yourself with the terms and conditions, including the privacy policy, of any website you access through a link from CLR.

Link from Other Websites: You are welcome to link to CLR so long as the link does not distort the content provided or violate any applicable law including tort law. However, you may not use “framing,” “mashing,” or other technology to capture contents from CLR on another website. Further, California Law Review, Inc. reserves the right to terminate this permission to link to CLR at any time, for any reason and without prior notice.

No warranties: California Law Review, Inc. Makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, with respect to clr, including any of the content or information contained on the site. All content is provided on an “as is” basis. There is no warranty against interference with your enjoyment of the site, or of uninterupted service or other functionality, including links to other websites, nor any warranty that the site is free of defects, viruses, or other harmful components.

No Liability: In no event shall the University of California, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, California Law Review, Inc., their employees, agents, editors, or any other party that has been involved in the creation, production, and/or delivery of CLR be liable for any claims, liabilities, losses or expenses of any kind including without limitation, any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages, such as, but not limited to: loss of anticipated profits, benefits, or use of data, even if any of them has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even in the event of fault, tort (including negligence) or strict or products liability or misrepresentation.

Notice of Infringing Materials: If you believe that any materials posted on CLR by others infringe on the copyrights of another party, please send a written notice in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act describing the infringement to our designated agent at the following address:

California Law Review, Inc.
Senior Technology Editor
40 Law Building
Berkeley, CA 94720
Email: calilrevtechnology@gmail.com

Your notice must include the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the owner, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly being infringed;

  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed or, if the claim involves multiple works at a single online site, a representative list of such works at the site;

  3. Identification of the allegedly infringing material on CLR and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate such material on our site;

  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, or, if available, an e-mail address;

  5. A representation that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the materials in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and

  6. A representation that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Modification and Termination: California Law Review, Inc. reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use and to terminate your rights to submit material to and/or access and use material from CLR. Termination shall not eliminate any previous grant or representation made by you nor any obligation or liability incurred by you, all of which shall survive.

Privacy Policy: Use of CLR is also governed by the Privacy Policy Statement contained on our site.

If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use CLR.

If you seek permission for additional rights to material on CLR, please contact us at:

California Law Review, Inc.
Senior Technology Editor
40 Law Building
Berkeley, CA 94720
Email: calilrevtechnology@gmail.com