About Chilling Effects

About company

Chilling Effects is a database that collects and analyzes legal complaints and requests for removal of online materials. Its website, Chilling Effects Clearinghouse, allows recipients of cease-and-desist notices to submit them to the site and receive information about their legal rights and responsibilities. It was created in 2001 by [Wendy Seltzer](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/wendy-seltzer) along with several law school clinics and the [Electronic Frontier Foundation](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/electronic-frontier-foundation) to protect lawful online activity from legal threats.