Presidential Candidates Fight Online Defamation
Last week some reporters, politicos, and bloggers may have mourned the end of the endless presidential primary season. But it's not like political mudslinging is now going to end. Indeed, in...
View ArticleHolding Government Accountable One Click at a Time
“Laws are like sausages. You should never watch them being made.” This adage, generally attributed to Otto von Bismarck, rings true to anyone who has had the opportunity to watch Congress make public...
View ArticleNY Law Would Allow Citizens to Record and Broadcast Government Meetings
A bill pending in the New York Legislature would allow the public to photograph, videotape, and audio record public meetings in New York, providing better access to government deliberations and...
View ArticlePaparazzi Need Better Manners, Not More Laws
In Malibu City, an ocean-side enclave of Los Angeles, local government officials are considering regulations that aim to protect the privacy and safety interests of both celebrities hounded by the...
View ArticleAttention Entrepreneurial Bloggers: A Model Blog Operating Agreement for an LLC
Imagine the following hypothetical: I've joined forces with a few friends and some Internet affiliates (you know, the folks you meet at conferences) to build what we now call a "team blog." The...
View ArticleSearching for Both Sides of the Bicyclist Body Slam Video
A tourist captured video of a New York City police officer body slamming a bicycle rider who was participating in a group ride through Times Square. The video posted on YouTube depicts the incident in...
View ArticleThe Flipside of 1984: The Public Watching Big Brother
A recent post on Prawfs Blawg by Professor Howard Wasserman further explores some of the questions raised in my post, Searching for Both Sides of Body Slam Video, where I discuss some of the problems...
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