Comments on: The Empire Strikes Back http://clickmomukhamo.com/bangus/2005/10/30/the-empire-strikes-back/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:24:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: emer http://clickmomukhamo.com/bangus/2005/10/30/the-empire-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2277 emer Mon, 31 Oct 2005 04:23:24 +0000 http://clickmomukhamo.com/bangus/2005/10/30/the-empire-strikes-back/#comment-2277 nothing from the supreme court yet (so no binding, precedent-setting interpretation). there could be something in the RTC's - and if a blogger were to be sued, she'd be blogging about it, and we'd be reading about it. biggies like the sassy lawyer can probably fight it out (the sassy lawyer being *the* sassy lawyer). i'm no biggie, but i do have contacts in the legal community who may be willing to defend me (just because it'll be an interesting case that way) but who's going to take up the cudgels for someone like a highschool student who gets sued by a recording company for criticizing a band? maybe someday we can pool together a blogger's legal defense fund (similar to what they have for professional journalists) i think companies who sue or lash back in a sleazy manner are missing out on participating on a level, honest conversation. blogs are spoken in a human voice, and when companies refuse to talk in a human voice, it's usually their loss. nothing from the supreme court yet (so no binding, precedent-setting interpretation). there could be something in the RTC’s - and if a blogger were to be sued, she’d be blogging about it, and we’d be reading about it. biggies like the sassy lawyer can probably fight it out (the sassy lawyer being *the* sassy lawyer). i’m no biggie, but i do have contacts in the legal community who may be willing to defend me (just because it’ll be an interesting case that way) but who’s going to take up the cudgels for someone like a highschool student who gets sued by a recording company for criticizing a band? maybe someday we can pool together a blogger’s legal defense fund (similar to what they have for professional journalists)

i think companies who sue or lash back in a sleazy manner are missing out on participating on a level, honest conversation. blogs are spoken in a human voice, and when companies refuse to talk in a human voice, it’s usually their loss.

]]> By: Marc http://clickmomukhamo.com/bangus/2005/10/30/the-empire-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2276 Marc Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:27:09 +0000 http://clickmomukhamo.com/bangus/2005/10/30/the-empire-strikes-back/#comment-2276 Any similar high profile case/s in the Philipines? Any similar high profile case/s in the Philipines?

]]> By: emer http://clickmomukhamo.com/bangus/2005/10/30/the-empire-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2275 emer Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:56:23 +0000 http://clickmomukhamo.com/bangus/2005/10/30/the-empire-strikes-back/#comment-2275 and the thing is, cases like mr. wall's are legally defensible. but just the hassle (and expenses) of litigation make people second guess potential "enemies" and blog on the safe side and the thing is, cases like mr. wall’s are legally defensible. but just the hassle (and expenses) of litigation make people second guess potential “enemies” and blog on the safe side

]]> By: Marc http://clickmomukhamo.com/bangus/2005/10/30/the-empire-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2273 Marc Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:47:17 +0000 http://clickmomukhamo.com/bangus/2005/10/30/the-empire-strikes-back/#comment-2273 Have you heard about Aaron Wall's <a href="http://www.seobook.com/archives/001130.shtml" rel="nofollow">legal troubles</a>? It seems the company that's suing Mr. Wall thinks he's liable for the comments being left on his blog...scary times... Have you heard about Aaron Wall’s legal troubles? It seems the company that’s suing Mr. Wall thinks he’s liable for the comments being left on his blog…scary times…

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