Lawsuits against bloggers
am 01.12.2005 von Law & JusticeThe Media Law Resource Center has compiled this list of legal actions taken against bloggers for libel and other alleged conduct. This list includes only cases based on content of blogs, which are created by and feature comments from an individual or a small group of contributors. Source: InternetCases.comFor a …
Lawsuits against bloggers
Handakte WebLAWg / The Media Law Resource Center has compiled this list of legal actions taken against bloggers for libel and other alleged conduct. Quelle: InternetCases.Com vom 30.11.2005 …
Inaccurate or Defamatory Statements on Blogs
Law & Justice / Nathan Burke at lawfirmblogging.com has a post about inaccurate/defamatory statements on blogs. The question he asks is: if you (or a client you represent) post inaccurate statements in a blog, what is the precedent for responsibility? Nathan gives…
Hamburg Court: Online Publisher is Liable for Reader Comments. Also for Comments on Blogs?
Law & Justice / The first-instance district court of Hamburg has issued a temporary restraining order preventing an on line publisher Heise Zeitschriften Verlag from publishing reader comments on a forum. Those comments called on others to overload a third party’…
Final Blogbook Post
Handakte WebLAWg / “A couple of years back, when we started The Blogbook, there were very few legal blogs. Now of course there are thousands, including blogs from big firm lawyers as well as solos. Our original intention for this blog was to try to figure out if …
Blogger Sued for Comments on Blog
Law & Justice / The blog SEObook, a blog offering search engine optimization tips and news, has been sued for content in comments left on his blog.While, in principle, it seems logical that a blogger is responsible for his own texts, it would be surprising that a bl…
Fighting for Bloggers’ Rights
Rechtblog / If you’re a blogger, this website is for you. EFF’s goal 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 l…
What Legal Rules Are Applicable to Blogs?
Law & Justice / Together with Wim Schreurs I have written an article about blogging and the legal rules applicable to blogs. We provide a short overview of legal blogs (“blawgs”) in Flanders and Wallonia (Belgium), the Netherlands, France, Germany and the USA. W…
Taxonomy of American and Canadian Legal Blogs
Law & Justice / Another update of my post What Legal Rules Are Applicable to Blogs?: Ian Best, a third-year law student at Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University, has made a taxonomy of American and Canadian legal blogs. He has done thorough job. The catego…
What Bloggers Want From Mainstream Media
Law & Justice / Bloggers again? What do they want this time? Great cartoon!…
For Freedoms Sake
Aktenvermerk / Unter diesem Titel stellt die Electronic Frontiere Foundation (EFF) die neueste Version ihres Legal Guide for Bloggers vor. Freedom of speech is the foundation of a functioning democracy, and Internet bullies shouldn’t use the law to stifle le…
EFF Adds Labor Section to Blogging Guide
Handakte WebLAWg / As a follow-up to my June 5 posting, Advocacy Group Publishes Legal Guide for Blogger, the day before yesterday EFF announced the addition of a labor law section to its guide. The Bloggers FAQ on Labor Law addresses legal issues arising from workpla…
UK Legal Blogs
Law & Justice / If you are interested in UK Legal Blogs, take a look here. Background reading: What Legal Rules Are Applicable to Blogs?…
