A South Carolina US District Court Judge threw out a defamation lawsuit filed against a blogger who “published articles on the internet critical of the Plaintiffs’ business.” Here is the key section of this 16-page ruling: [In] determining whether Smith was engaged in news reporting or in news commentating, the court has applied the functional [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Blogger Wins Defamation Suit
Posted: 31 October 2007 by Kathy E. Gill in Convergence, LegalTags: blogging, Citizen Journalism, defamation, law
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Digital Native Commentary
Posted: 31 October 2007 by Kathy E. Gill in Convergence, Personal, SocietyKarl Fisch, an educator who developed Shift Happens, describes the world inhabited by his seven-year old daughter, contrasted with his world at seven: Her world at seven: cell phone with free long distance, laptop, wireless broadband access, interactive web-based software. (And if I’d brought a webcam they could’ve videoconferenced as well.) My world at seven: [...]
Blacklist This Marketing Firm
Posted: 31 October 2007 by Kathy E. Gill in Legal, Web/TechTags: blacklist, Marketing, spam
I’m being spammed. I know it’s probably gauche to be POed or annoyed at spam as 2007 comes to a close, but I am. The firm? Health Care Audio Info. HealthCareAudioInfois a marketing and information company representing more than 120 print and online publications, teleconferences and audio learning products for in health care, law and [...]
