Blog Laws

While there is a lot of "hype" about blogging, this new form of media can cause major headaches for media organizations. A comprehensive legal guide is available for free on the Internet at:

Legal Guide for Bloggers (via Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Litigation Risks

• Is Your Blog Exposing You To Legal Liability? (via Law.com)
• ABC Shuts Down Blogger (via MediaMatters.org)
• ...and that blogger is now back online at Spocko's Brain

Copyright

• Texas Court Bans "Deep Linking" (via The Register)
• "Deep Linking" entry on Wikipedia
• Various "Deep Linking" Cases and Analysis (via Southeastern Louisiana University's Center for Faculty Excellence)

Invasion of Privacy

• Bloggers' FAQ: Privacy (via Electronic Frontier Foundation)
• Steamy D.C. Sex Blog Scandal Heads to Court (via MSNBC)
• Blogging Can Get Your Sued: Privacy Tort Suit Against Washingtonienne Blog (via PrawfsBlawg)
• Washingtonienne (archived) (via Wonkette)
• More information on blogger Jessica Cutler (via Wikipedia)

Defamation

• Bloggers' FAQ: Online Defamation Law(via Electronic Frontier Foundation)
• Jury Awards $11.1 Million Over Defamatory Internet Posts (via USAToday.com)
• Courts Are Asked to Crack Down on Bloggers via USAToday.com)
• Bloggers' FAQ: Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act (via Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Sexual Harassment & Hostile Work Environment

• Bloggers' FAQ: Labor Law (via Electronic Frontier Foundation)
• Auto Club Fires 27 Workers Over Blog Posts (via MSNBC)

Security Breaches

• Bloggers' FAQ: Intellectual Property (via Electronic Frontier Foundation)
• How Apple Lost the iPhone (via Gizmodo)
• Apple Dealt Loss in Apple vs. Does Trade Secret Case (via ArsTechnica)
• EFF: Apple vs. Does
• Apple Pays $700,000 for Bloggers' Legal Fees (from iPodNN)