Joan Stewart’s weekly newsletter arrived on April 28th and my attention was immediately caught by the lead article “Bloggers, What If You’re Sued?” In fact, this subject is not hypothetical for Joan; she actually was sued for something she wrote in her blog.
After reading the article, I clicked through to her blog post that goes into this topic further. And then I took her advice and I’m now taking a free online course on libel and defamation so that I can hopefully pass the quiz to become a member of the Media Bloggers Association.
I thank Joan for sharing her experience with the rest of us. And read her entire blog post yourself – it’s for your own protection.
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April 29, 2009 at 7:03 pm
I know controversey sells, but I believe we can all succeed without being inflamatory to begin with. If we steer clear of plagiarizing and saying petty or harmful things about others, we can usually avoid the courts. I honestly believe that fear paralyzes too many writers.
Best,
Carolyn
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April 30, 2009 at 5:26 am
thanks for the info Phyllis. very helpful indeed.