Jail Time for Bloggers - Milblogs, Blogging & Laws
Jail Time for Bloggers - Milblogs, Blogging & Laws
Technorati says a blog is” A blog, or weblog, is a regularly updated journal published on the web. Some blogs are intended for a small audience; others vie for readership with national newspapers. Blogs are influential, personal, or both, and they reflect as many topics and opinions as there are people writing them.”
There have been many issues over the legality of blogs in all spheres of influence. The major problem with blogs is that they can violate intellectual property. Corporations have had problems with employees distributing trade secrets, daily activities and grievance of a boss or the company itself. Additionally bloggers working for major corporations can violate copy write laws. Often employees use media materials that the company will be held responsible for. This was demonstrated in Jews for Jesus vs. Google Inc 05-CV-10684(S.D.N.Y.) where Jews for Jesus asserted Google was infringing on their trademarks by allowing a blogger on blogspot.com to use their trademark in the blog URL.
The United States military has recently restricted the soldiers’ use of blogs (Milblogs) as personal diaries and a communications tool. According to Wired Magazine “U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer” The military has been slowly curtailing the use of blogs by active military personnel. Considered “Intel”, bloggers in the military do not have the free speech we enjoy and can be punished for what they say through court marshall on other forms of military discipline.milblog
Blogs have also played an important role in politics particularly the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections. Recently social media websites like Digg have shown overwhelming support for lesser known candidate such as Ron Paul, Mike Gravel, which may have had little exposure otherwise. Although candidates such as Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama had enormous internet popularity to begin with, web 2.0 and public outcry have shown smaller candidates internet popularity catching up with and exceeding major political players.
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Blogs. If you’re here you probably know what they are. You’re reading a blog. But believe it or not, if you understand what constitutes a blog consider yourself tech savvy. In a study published by Makovsky & Company Inc 70% of Fortune 1000 executives do not understand what a blog consists of.
Technorati says a blog is” A blog, or weblog, is a regularly updated journal published on the web. Some blogs are intended for a small audience; others vie for readership with national newspapers. Blogs are influential, personal, or both, and they reflect as many topics and opinions as there are people writing them.”
There have been many issues over the legality of blogs in all spheres of influence. The major problem with blogs is that they can violate intellectual property. Corporations have had problems with employees distributing trade secrets, daily activities and grievance of a boss or the company itself. Additionally bloggers working for major corporations can violate copy write laws. Often employees use media materials that the company will be held responsible for. This was demonstrated in Jews for Jesus vs. Google Inc 05-CV-10684(S.D.N.Y.) where Jews for Jesus asserted Google was infringing on their trademarks by allowing a blogger on blogspot.com to use their trademark in the blog URL.
The United States military has recently restricted the soldiers’ use of blogs (Milblogs) as personal diaries and a communications tool. According to Wired Magazine “U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer” The military has been slowly curtailing the use of blogs by active military personnel. Considered “Intel”, bloggers in the military do not have the free speech we enjoy and can be punished for what they say through court marshall on other forms of military discipline.milblog
Blogs have also played an important role in politics particularly the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections. Recently social media websites like Digg have shown overwhelming support for lesser known candidate such as Ron Paul, Mike Gravel, which may have had little exposure otherwise. Although candidates such as Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama had enormous internet popularity to begin with, web 2.0 and public outcry have shown smaller candidates internet popularity catching up with and exceeding major political players.
Bo
Jail Time for Bloggers Milblogs Blogging Laws - To learn more about this author, visit William Atkin's Website.
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