Court TV Chooses FindLaw To Power Online Legal Resources Center

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COURT TV CHOOSES FINDLAW TO POWER ONLINE LEGAL RESOURCES CENTER


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (June 13, 2000) - Courttv.com, Court TV's leading crime and justice Web portal, and FindLaw, Inc., today announced an agreement. FindLaw, pioneer and leader in the online legal information and services industry, is now the premier provider of legal content for courttv.com's online legal resources center (http://courttv.findlaw.com/).

Courttv.com users now have access to a number of resources including FindLaw's Consumer Law Center, which contains information on a wide variety of legal topics, as well as resources for locating, hiring and resolving disputes with lawyers. Visitors can find a Small Business Center with a comprehensive guide to the legal issues involved in the launch and management of a business. The co-branded site also includes a Constitutional Law Center, a Cases and Codes section, and access to community message boards on numerous topics ranging from intellectual property to international law.

"An online legal center powered by FindLaw will be the perfect complement to our in-depth television and Web coverage of crime and justice," said Galen Jones, senior vice president of research and market development as well as general manager of Court TV Online. "Our viewers can go online to get supporting information on topics ranging from a general overview of the legal system to landmark cases to strategies on forming, financing and marketing a small business."

"By providing Courttv.com with an in-depth collection of legal information and resources, FindLaw will be able to connect with a valuable group Internet users interested in the law," said Jared Slosberg, vice president of business development at FindLaw. "We're pleased to be partnering with the leading crime and justice Web site to provide essential legal content to its users."

About Court TVCourttv.com, the leading crime and justice portal on the web, features comprehensive trial, crime and legal news, legal research tools and information, and related entertainment content. Court TV (http://www.courttv.com), a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. As the first and only cable network dedicated to crime and justice, Court TV broadcasts live trials by day and crime stories in the evening. A service of Time Warner Entertainment and Liberty Media Corp., Court TV has commitments to reach 45 million subscribers by third quarter, and is expected to grow by year-end to 50 million.

About FindLaw

FindLaw, Inc. (http://www.findlaw.com), pioneer and leader in the online legal information and services industry, is by far the highest trafficked legal web site according to Web measurement companies like Nielsen//NetRatings and PCDataOnline. It is revolutionizing the $200 billion legal marketplace by providing the most comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for lawyers, businesses and individuals. FindLaw features legal search tools, case law (including U.S. Supreme Court decisions back to 1893), legal news, real-time SEC filings, community discussion areas and online continuing legal education. It is home to the most complete online legal career center with law firm salary charts, legal job listings, personalized job placement services and the "Greedy Associates" message boards. FindLaw's small business and consumer legal centers provide plain-English guidance for non-lawyers. FindLaw is currently a privately held company backed by @Ventures, the affiliated venture capital arm of CMGI, Inc. Other investors include Amicus Investments, Angel Investors LP, Arba Seed Investment Group and Glasser Legal Works.