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EFF: Legal Guide for Bloggers

EFF: Legal Guide for Bloggers 06/22/2005 02:48 AM


EFF: Legal Guide for Bloggers
http://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/

Whether you're a newly minted blogger or a relative old-timer, you've been seeing more and more stories pop up every day about bloggers getting in trouble for what they post. Like all journalists and publishers, bloggers sometimes publish information that other people don't want published. You might, for example, publish something that someone considers defamatory, republish an AP news story that's under copyright, or write a lengthy piece detailing the alleged crimes of a candidate for public office. The difference between you and the reporter at your local newspaper is that in many cases, you may not have the benefit of training or resources to help you determine whether what you're doing is legal. And on top of that, sometimes knowing the law doesn't help - in many cases it was written for traditional journalists, and the courts haven't yet decided how it applies to bloggers. But here's the important part: None of this should stop you from blogging. Freedom of speech is the foundation of a functioning democracy, and Internet bullies shouldn't use the law to stifle legitimate free expression. That's why EFF created this guide, compiling a number of FAQs designed to help you understand your rights and, if necessary, defend your freedom. To be clear, this guide isn't a substitute for, nor does it constitute, legal advice. Only an attorney who knows the details of your particular situation can provide the kind of advice you need if you're being threatened with a lawsuit. The goal here is to give you a basic roadmap to the legal issues you may confront as a blogger, to let you know you have rights, and to encourage you to blog freely with the knowledge that your legitimate speech is protected. This has been added to the resources of my presentation Bots Blogs and News Aggregators.

A legal guide for bl0ggers

A legal guide for bl0ggers 06/17/2005 03:29 PM

Because I occasionally do or say things that get me in trouble with The Man (see Ken Jennings/Sony and Simply Porn), I'm often asked my opinion on what to do when other people find themselves in similar situations. After lots of disclaiming (I'm not a lawyer, but...), I usually end up giving very little useful advice because I don't know much about the issues involved with any case beyond my own. But now, I will be able to point people to the EFF's Legal Guide for Bloggers:

Whether you're a newly minted blogger or a relative old-timer, you've been seeing more and more stories pop up every day about bloggers getting in trouble for what they post.

Like all journalists and publishers, bloggers sometimes publish information that other people don't want published. You might, for example, publish something that someone considers defamatory, republish an AP news story that's under copyright, or write a lengthy piece detailing the alleged crimes of a candidate for public office.

The difference between you and the reporter at your local newspaper is that in many cases, you may not have the benefit of training or resources to help you determine whether what you're doing is legal. And on top of that, sometimes knowing the law doesn't help - in many cases it was written for traditional journalists, and the courts haven't yet decided how it applies to bloggers.

But here's the important part: None of this should stop you from blogging. Freedom of speech is the foundation of a functioning democracy, and Internet bullies shouldn't use the law to stifle legitimate free expression. That's why EFF created this guide, compiling a number of FAQs designed to help you understand your rights and, if necessary, defend your freedom.

I've said it before and I'll say it again...the EFF is doing great work in defending our rights online and is worth supporting.

EFF's guide for bl0ggers

EFF's guide for bl0ggers 06/17/2005 04:25 PM
Donna Wentworth at the Electronic Frontier Foundation has put together a set of FAQs that address the legal rights of bloggers. Read it before you get your next cease-and-desist order. (And join the EFF already!) [Technorati tags: eff DonnaWentworth]...

New guide aims to keep bl0ggers safe
from pink slips

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from pink slips 04/11/2005 01:55 PM
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ProNet: The EFF on How to Blog Safely

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ProNet: The Ten Commandments of
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