Goldman Sachs: Welfare Weasel Tries to Silence Blogger Free Speech
Isn’t it nice to know that Welfare Weasel Goldman Sachs appreciates the government bailout that it received (your tax dollars) so much that it has apparently hired a Wall Street law firm to crush a...
View ArticlePaid Content: Should Your Website Be Free?
Major media companies are trying to move away from free to paid content via subscription. How well that will fare remains to be seen. Is it better to have 100,000 visitors per day to free content and...
View ArticleOpenCamp: Death of WordCamp Dallas
Dallas WordCamp has died an untimely and utterly unnecessary death. Instead of the annual event devoted exclusively to WordPress, this year’s event will be OpenCamp. At OpenCamp, Joomla and Drupal will...
View ArticleFederal Trade Commission: Bloggers’ Gift Disclosure Policy
The Federal Trade Commission guidelines covering endorsements and testimonials went into effect on December 1, 2009. How they will be enforced in real life against website owners and bloggers won’t...
View ArticleWeb Lawyer: If 73,000 blogs fall in cyberspace, do they make a sound?
Blogetry.com was a place you could set up a blog for free. Unfortunately, for 73,000 bloggers, that “free” disappeared on July 9 when Blogetry’s web host closed every blog. The reason? Although the...
View ArticleWeb Lawyer: Should you pay a business privilege tax on your blog?
The City of Philadelphia is chasing down local bloggers and telling them they have to (1) fork over 300 bucks for a business privilege license plus (2) pay back taxes on their earnings. And if they...
View ArticleDeath of Internet Civility Changes Blog Rules
Web Lawyer Draws Line On Free Speech Although I’m a big fan of free speech as a Web lawyer, there are some limitations. Unfortunately, some of the fruits and nuts inhabiting cyberspace have decided...
View ArticleCan your guest bloggers sue you?
Surfing the Web as an Internet lawyer sometimes leads to stories about silly lawsuits. Here’s one… Although reading the Huffington Post could be used for torturing enemy combatants detained at...
View ArticleCourt rejects blogger’s claim to be a journalist
A Montana blogger accused an attorney of being a thug and a thief. Lawyer jokes aside, the attorney didn’t find the blog post funny and sued for defamation. The federal judge hearing the case ruled...
View ArticleWho Owns Your Social Media Content?
When you’re posting original content (e.g. your photos) on social media sites, who owns and has the right to use the content? You may own the copyright but have you given the social media site a...
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