Legacy Media Attempts to Reign In Bloggers
And so it begins...
No thanks. If I screw up, I will be sued. Heck, I'll probably end up getting sued even if I don't screw up.
As I commented on Red Clay Citizen, you'd be better off in the end suing a Cave Troll than suing me.
I will under no circumstance join in a collective that includes whiny progressive-marxists, and giving them an ounce of say on what I can post to any of my blogs. That includes the majority of journalists in this state who are borderline marxists.
Next thing you know, these idiots will be trying to stop women from gossiping over the backyard fence because they are worried about potential competition.
This crap comes from Under The Dome under the guise of worrying about us poor little bloggers, and with the intent of reigning us in because "we won't play by their rules". I seem to remember that these are the same people who willfully ignored the scandals of Jim Black and other notables in Raleigh, have refused to report on unlawful activity of other lawmakers, including the Governor.
North Carolina's newspapers have pretty good legal protection.
Thanks to the efforts of the N.C. Press Association, our inestimable attorneys and the willingness of a few big papers and TV stations to bankroll legal fights, our state has few bad precedents in state courts for the kinds of judgements that make journalism difficult.
Blogging could change all that. As the saying goes, everyone's a journalist now, but not everyone has the same financial and institutional backing as a daily newspaper reporter.
That could hurt bloggers who get sued, but it could also hurt everyone else who wants to be a journalist (including Dome). A single poorly fought lawsuit can result in a judgement that is wielded against everyone else and eventually becomes precedent.
What should bloggers do about this? Dome recommends they get familiar with this information, which provides some instruction on the state's case law. But more could be done.
No thanks. If I screw up, I will be sued. Heck, I'll probably end up getting sued even if I don't screw up.
As I commented on Red Clay Citizen, you'd be better off in the end suing a Cave Troll than suing me.
I will under no circumstance join in a collective that includes whiny progressive-marxists, and giving them an ounce of say on what I can post to any of my blogs. That includes the majority of journalists in this state who are borderline marxists.
Next thing you know, these idiots will be trying to stop women from gossiping over the backyard fence because they are worried about potential competition.
Congressman Virginia Foxx Co-sponsors Blogger Protection Bill
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx says bloggers need protection.The Banner Elk Republican is one of 34 cosponsors of the Blogger Protection Act, a bill that would protect bloggers from Federal Election Commission regulations.
Two years ago, the FEC ruled that bloggers' rights to free speech should not be overriden by campaign finance laws and that blogs should be treated like other publications.
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"We must not leave the First Amendment rights of bloggers in the hands of the Federal Election Commission," Foxx said in a statement. "Bloggers’ rights are too important to leave them to the whims of a panel of federal regulators."
Source: Under The Dome
Hat Tip: Boone Web
I hope this can be passed before an enemy to Free Speech gets elected into the White House, whether it be John Mccain, Barack Obama, or Hillary Clinton.
Kudos to Representative Foxx for being a co-sponsor of this bill!
