September 20, 2006
Target suing Blogger for posting anti-theft policy
MSNBC via TVC is reporting that Target Corp. has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Atlanta on September 5, 2006 for posting Target's anti-theft procedures on targetunion.org.
MSNBC interviewed David Bodney, a First Amendment and media rights lawyer with Phoenix-based Steptoe & Johnson LLP, who indicates that if the John Doe blogger never signed a confidentiality decree, then "Target would have to prove the poster knew the policy was confidential" and that "the postings had no legitimate purpose other than to malign."
According to the anonymous poster in question "Target Sucks" on July 28, 2006, Target's law firm Faegre & Benson was monitoring (pdf) the site for improper activity.
Posted by Kevin Heller at 05:03 PM
August 16, 2006
Beta Blogger Better
Of course I have some issues with the new Blogger in Beta, but once they get the template kinks worked out, it will provide a nice new platform for bloggers. Not as robust a platform as what the new Blawgr is built on, but for those persons who continue the need to blog from a non-community based platform it offers several upgrades over the current Blogger platform.
The important upgrades include privacy settings for site and rss feeds, easier template manipulation for the HTML-illiterate, Categories - known as Labels is Google land, and the fact that blogger is now dynamically serving content which makes publishing a snap.
The template kink I referred to above is the inability to both edit the HTML and use the new wysiwyg template editor which work with the upgraded template designs and categories.
Related Entries:
* Biz Stone: Blogger Now Has Categories, Protected Posting, and More
* Ev Williams: New Blogger Embarking
Posted by Kevin Heller at 01:09 PM
August 01, 2006
Blawg-ability
* Judicial Notice of Volokhian Proportions
* How are Blogs Affecting the Legal World?
Posted by Kevin Heller at 08:48 AM
July 19, 2006
more on the sandwichatrix
* J. Craig Williams: Neo, Did You See That Ripple In The Internet? [via]
* Blogger's Firing Raises Questions Aplenty
Posted by Kevin Heller at 11:40 PM
June 05, 2006
Comment Liability
A recent decision in a Section 230 (of the Communications Decency Act) case probably means that "web publishers cannot be sued for libel on the basis of anonymous comments posted on their websites."
Evan Schaeffer, Evan Brown and Eric Goldman discuss.
DiMeo v. Max, No. 06-1544 (E.D. Pa. May 26, 2006)
Related: Tucker Max - Best. Legal. Decision. Ever.
Posted by Kevin Heller at 02:15 PM
May 26, 2006
Bloggers Need Not Apply
I knew when I tagged this NYT article Interns? No Bloggers Need Apply that it required a severe reply and I am appreciative that Denise Howell took the time to provide it: Generations, Culture, And Corporate Communications.
Posted by Kevin Heller at 12:40 AM
May 03, 2006
Ad Agency Sues Blogger for Defamation
Ad Agency Sues Blogger for Defamation
See more of Mr. Dutson's posts and a copy of the lawsuit at mainewebreport.com.
update: more on all this from Ron Coleman & Evan Brown
Posted by Kevin Heller at 08:07 PM
April 27, 2006
Libel in the Blogosphere
Cathy Kirkman on the State of libel litigation in the blogosphere.
Posted by Kevin Heller at 02:02 PM
April 20, 2006
Blogging For Lawyers conference
LSI Blog Law & Blogging For Lawyers conference - Day 1 at decisisblog
Posted by Kevin Heller at 09:03 PM
April 04, 2006
How to Unmask an Anonymous Blogger
Kevin F. Berry, chair of the commercial litigation practice group at Cozen O'Connor, penned this article, How to Unmask an Anonymous Blogger, for The Corporate Counselor discussing when "does it make sense to spend the time and expense necessary to determine the identity of an anonymous blogger who is damaging the company?"
Also, provides a look at a number of related cases.
Related:
* Compilation of Corporate and Employment Related Blogging Articles
* Blogging at Work
* unmasking bloggers
* Delaware Supreme Court Protects Anonymous Blogger
* Defamation Trumps Anonymity
Posted by Kevin Heller at 07:44 AM
March 24, 2006
Lawyers and blogging go together like witches and stoning
Cameron Stracher in today's WSJ ($): "According to a survey conducted by blogads.com, lawyers ranked fourth among both readers and posters to blogs. Many of the best- known blogs, such as instapundit.com, are run by lawyers. It's easy to understand why blogging attracts the J.D. set: Few professions combine as much creative talent with so much mind-numbing work."
Also discusses Wonkette, Opinionistas lawyers turned fiction writers and recommends that a happy lawyer should start a blog about their work.
See also: Wired GC on Stracher: Takes One to Know One.
* post title taken from After (Billable) Hours.
Posted by Kevin Heller at 08:19 AM
February 23, 2006
Blog Disclaimers
Tech Law Advisor: On Blog Disclaimers [via]
Posted by Kevin Heller at 06:54 PM
February 09, 2006
Big Law Laying Claim to Blawging
Kevin O'Keefe has posted details on his site on the Blog Law & Blogging for Lawyers Conference which includes several interesting panel discussions and speakers from firms such as Wilson Sonsini, Davis Wright Tremaine, and McGlinchey Stafford.
Dennis Crouch of Patently-O is one of the co-chairs with Cathy Kirkman and O'Keefe is even doing a panel on blawging * (note though that he posts the title of his workshop on his blog as "Business of Blogging for Lawyers").
Next thing you know he'll change the name of the company to lexblawg (the .com domain is available).
update: Comments are open.
Posted by Kevin Heller at 12:15 PM | Comments (2)
February 07, 2006
Law School Credit for Blogging
3L Epiphany is getting credit for blogging -- which I guess means that he's actually paying the law school to blog. [via Buffalo Wings & Vodka]
Posted by Kevin Heller at 09:57 AM
February 04, 2006
Blogging Kevins
I never understood why my Italian mom picked an Irish first name to go along with this jewish surname, but I think it's about the most perfect fit there could be. Thanks Mom.
It's an honor to be included in this excellent round up of what Kevins are blogging about:
Kevin Murphy's Blogging Kevins.
Posted by Kevin Heller at 11:27 PM
February 03, 2006
Blonde Justice
on anonymity, blonde and blawg.
Posted by Kevin Heller at 10:28 AM
February 02, 2006
Beaneball blogs Cardozo blogging event
Beaneball: A blogging presentation at Cardozo
Posted by Kevin Heller at 11:10 PM
January 18, 2006
I coulda been anonymous
I realize that my two worst mistakes in starting this blog while I was an associate at a NYC trademark litigation firm was:
1. 2002 was too early to start blogging - late 2004 or early 2005 was definitely the time to start and
2. I should've maintained it anonymously.
Oh well.
If you're unsure of what I'm talking about then you can look here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
Posted by Kevin Heller at 01:52 PM
January 17, 2006
tagsquatting
If Steve Rubel is right about Tagvertising then you can bet that tagsquatting* will follow closely behind.
In fact it's already happening on the Blawgcast tag at del.icio.us.
(tags: tagvertising tagsquatting)
* attributed to who else: Denise Howell.
Posted by Kevin Heller at 04:08 PM | Comments (0)
January 15, 2006
Compilation of Corporate and Employment Related Blogging Articles
* EFF: Legal Guide for Bloggers
* EFF: How to Blog Safely (About Work or Anything Else)
* Workplace Fairness provides a detailed overview of your rights under labor law, as does the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center.
* Resources on Corporate and Employee Blogging
* Corporate blogging rules : from Scoble
* FAQ: Blogging on the job
* George's Employment Blawg's Firing Bloggers Series
* Code of Blogging Ethics [pdf]
* Ethics Guidelines For Writers [doc]
* When the Blogger Blogs, Can the Employer Intervene?
* 25. dont use your real name. dont write about your work unless you dont care about getting fired.
Posted by at 05:30 AM