EFF: Justice for Bloggers

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: EFF Press <press () eff org>
Date: June 13, 2005 4:46:34 PM EDT
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release

For Immediate Release: Monday, June 13, 2005

Contact:

Kurt Opsahl
  Staff Attorney
  Electronic Frontier Foundation
  kurt () eff org
  +1 415 436 9333 x106

Justice for Bloggers

EFF Announces its New Legal Guide for Bloggers

San Francisco, CA - The Electronic Frontier Foundation
(EFF) is pleased to release a document that informs
bloggers of their legal rights.  EFF's "Legal Guide for
Bloggers" is a collection of frequently asked questions
(FAQs) designed to educate bloggers about their legal
rights in a number of areas, including libel law, copyright
law, and political advocacy.

There is still a lot of confusion about the legal status of
bloggers.  Are they journalists, due the protections of the
reporters' privilege and heightened First Amendment
analysis?  Are they online service providers, who are
generally exempt from liability for the postings of others?
 EFF's guide explores all of these roles and explains how
the law may be interpreted in particular instances.

"Bloggers are a powerful new voice in public debates," said
EFF Staff Attorney Kurt Opsahl, who coordinated the
project.  "The guide will help bloggers understand the
basics about the laws that affect them so they can better
protect and defend their rights."

EFF will add to the guide over the next several months,
posting a section on how labor law may affect people who
blog about their workplaces, as well as updates to the law
as pending cases are decided.

In addition to publishing the guide, EFF has been involved
in the fight to protect bloggers' rights by defending
online journalists in the Apple v. Does case, in which
Apple Computer, Inc., is trying to uncover the confidential
sources for articles about an upcoming Apple product.  EFF
has also published a paper on how to blog anonymously, and,
over the last few years, has advised many bloggers
confronting legal issues.

"Legal Guide for Bloggers":
http://www.eff.org/boggers/lg

Apple v. Does:
http://www.eff.org/Censorship/Apple_v_Does/

EFF white paper: "How to Blog Safely (About Work or
Anything Else)"
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Anonymity/blog-anonymously.php

More on blogging from EFF:
http://www.eff.org/bloggers/

For this release:
http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2005_06.php#003677

About EFF

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil
liberties organization working to protect rights in the
digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and
challenges industry and government to support free
expression and privacy online. EFF is a member-supported
organization and maintains one of the most linked-to
websites in the world at http://www.eff.org/


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