Comments on: Federal Court Says Bloggers Not Responsible for Comments http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeremy Luebke http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html/comment-page-1#comment-22606 Jeremy Luebke Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:28:21 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html#comment-22606 Spell check baby. In fact, my spell check couldn't even give me the right version. I had to go to Google to get it and even then I had to put the word court in front of the mis-pelled version to get Google to give me the right one ;) Spell check baby. In fact, my spell check couldn’t even give me the right version. I had to go to Google to get it and even then I had to put the word court in front of the mis-pelled version to get Google to give me the right one ;)

]]> By: Jason http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html/comment-page-1#comment-22605 Jason Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:27:47 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html#comment-22605 Sweet! No more holding back when I think about leaving comments here. ;) Sweet! No more holding back when I think about leaving comments here. ;)

]]> By: Jordan McCollum http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html/comment-page-1#comment-22604 Jordan McCollum Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:26:06 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html#comment-22604 Oh, good. I taught a college class on the Constitution for a couple years, so I'm a little . . . okay, rabid about the subject. Oh, good. I taught a college class on the Constitution for a couple years, so I’m a little . . . okay, rabid about the subject.

]]> By: mstoddart http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html/comment-page-1#comment-22602 mstoddart Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:18:24 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html#comment-22602 Actually, I was only kidding! No worries... Actually, I was only kidding! No worries…

]]> By: Jordan McCollum http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html/comment-page-1#comment-22601 Jordan McCollum Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:16:05 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html#comment-22601 Um... no. First Amendment's got it covered. We've got the freedom of the press for the blogger (y'know, sort of). We've got freedom of assembly, which I think should cover an online community like a blog. And we've got freedom of speech, so the blogger and the commenter can say what they want. The ruling doesn't say that bloggers aren't responsible for comments (or posts) that they write. It says that bloggers aren't responsible for "comments posts made by their readership in blog comments." It's less of a "freedom to comment on blog posts" and more of a "freedom not to be responsible for the crazies that come to your blog." Unless, of course, you are criminally responsible, I suppose. It'll be interesting to see how this ruling is used in the courts in the long run. I'm not trying to jump all over you, I just want people to read what Jeremy wrote and not see the headline and make assumptions. (And my hat off to Jeremy, who can spell subpoenaed.) Um… no. First Amendment’s got it covered. We’ve got the freedom of the press for the blogger (y’know, sort of). We’ve got freedom of assembly, which I think should cover an online community like a blog. And we’ve got freedom of speech, so the blogger and the commenter can say what they want.

The ruling doesn’t say that bloggers aren’t responsible for comments (or posts) that they write. It says that bloggers aren’t responsible for “comments posts made by their readership in blog comments.”

It’s less of a “freedom to comment on blog posts” and more of a “freedom not to be responsible for the crazies that come to your blog.” Unless, of course, you are criminally responsible, I suppose.

It’ll be interesting to see how this ruling is used in the courts in the long run.

I’m not trying to jump all over you, I just want people to read what Jeremy wrote and not see the headline and make assumptions. (And my hat off to Jeremy, who can spell subpoenaed.)

]]> By: mstoddart http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html/comment-page-1#comment-22600 mstoddart Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:49:39 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/federal-court-says-bloggers-not-responsible-for-comments.html#comment-22600 Maybe its time to update the 1st amendment in the Bill of Rights and add "freedom to comment on blog posts." Maybe its time to update the 1st amendment in the Bill of Rights and add “freedom to comment on blog posts.”

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