Tag: law
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Keep the frontier wild
This month’s Carnival of Journalism question, posed by Doug Fisher, asks — more or less — what the law can do for journalism. My answer? As little as possible. Keep the frontier wild. Photo by Ushlambad on Flickr. One of the more striking parts of the Media Law class I took a surprisingly long time…
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Raising an eyebrow in Arizona
The Phoenix New Times is facing grand jury subpoenas of all sorts of crazy crap after publishing a county sheriff’s home address. Read the whole story (warning – your IP address might end up part of these legal proceedings) in the New Times for all the sordid details, but the rather absurd money quote is…
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House panel approves legal shield for bloggers – CNET News.com
Not as great as it sounds. Basically says that bloggers are journalists IF they make money “or livelihood” — if they take ads. Not sure how detailed the language is, because my blog has certainly been a factor in getting “livelihood.” via Dave W. House panel approves legal shield for bloggers – CNET News.com
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Assessing Legal Risks and Guidelines for User Comments – Poynter Online
Real live lawyers! Talking about libel and defamation issues in online comments! Yay! Assessing Legal Risks and Guidelines for User Comments – Poynter Online
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NYC24 Free Speech Online Wiki
A Columbia University new media class is looking for editors for a wiki about free online speech and the law. Specifically, it’s about bloggers getting sued, so if you’ve got the recent law chops, chime in and help these students demonstrate what a wiki NYC24 Free Speech Online Wiki
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Lawsuit in New Jersey Raises Issues for Many News Sites and Blogs
A good reason to do away with allowing commenters to use pseudonyms: You can’t get subpoenaed to release a person’s full name if they’re already posting under it. Lawsuit in New Jersey Raises Issues for Many News Sites and Blogs
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Comment trouble at the Arizona Daily Star
Danny Sanchez points out an explainer from the Executive Editor of the Arizona Daily Star on why comments were deleted from some stories: “While we created the reader comments feature to give readers a place to talk, StarNet is still our house. And our editors and staff simply do not want guests who make vulgar,…
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Apple MacBook owners organizing class action lawsuit – AppleInsider
Um, maybe I should wait a beat before I run off to the Apple store to buy that shiny new laptop. Apple MacBook owners organizing class action lawsuit – AppleInsider
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Peninsula Press Club: Bill would stop college paper censorship
Leland Yee’s college press freedom bill hits the governor’s desk. Peninsula Press Club: Bill would stop college paper censorship
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Wired – Apple Loses Bid to Unmask Bloggers’ Sources
“A California appeals court has smacked down Apple’s legal assault on bloggers and their sources, finding that the company’s efforts to subpoena e-mail received by the publishers of Apple Insider and PowerPage.org runs contrary to federal law…” Wired – Apple Loses Bid to Unmask Bloggers’ Sources