Capture the publication with URL, time, audience and copies

Key facts

Human involvement: YellowClose supervision
How AI is used: Fill a fixed log with the URL, capture time, publisher, visible audience cues and the copies the lawyer has saved. Add no statement about falsity or fault.
What the lawyer must review: You confirm the capture is the publication complained of and that the copy is complete. California Civil Code § 45 defines libel as a false and unprivileged publication by writing, printing, picture, effigy or other fixed representation to the eye. What counts as publication, and the limitation period, are state law. The log is the record. It is not the complaint.
Written for / version: United States versionUS

Who does what

Who does what
Role	What they do
Assistance	Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope.
Lawyer	Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output.

Calculate operative dates independently from the current rule and actual triggering event. Check exceptions and record the verified deadline.
Confirm that the actual tool, feature and processing terms permit use of this information, including access, retention, training and disclosure conditions.
Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.

Forms and precedents for this task
Form or precedent	Kind	AI use	Summary
Preservation letter to a publisher	Letter	AI use Yellow	A request that a publisher or host keep the publication, drafts, and logs.
Publication capture worksheet	Checklist	AI use Yellow	A worksheet for recording a publication before a correction demand: the words, the URL, the time, and who could see it.