The St. Petersburg Times (Florida, USA) reports that "a judge has handed Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee a victory in his quest to quell what he says are inflammatory postings to an Internet message board used by law enforcement. Gee… Continue Reading
Korean prosecutors have charged a man with libel for posting indecent writings on the Internet using another person’s identity. From the Korea Herald — Appliance manufacturer Applica is seeking to stop five anonymous users, which Applica believes are current or… Continue Reading
BBC News Online reports that "one in five young people has been bullied by mobile phone or via the internet." "Children’s charity NCH surveyed 770 youngsters and found 14% of 11- to 19-year-olds had been threatened or harassed using text… Continue Reading
CNN reports that Cecilia Barnes, a woman in Oregon, has filed a $3 million lawsuit against Yahoo, alleging that the site failed to fulfill a promise to remove nude pictures of her that had been posted by her ex-boyfriend. Michael… Continue Reading
When I was about twelve years old, one of my school friends read an article about a pyramid scheme that the local police were trying to warn people from joining. The next day, we set up our own pyramid scheme… Continue Reading
On monday I gave a guest lecture to a group of first year radio students at the University of Westminster. One of the topics that came up during my presentation was podcasting, a great way for people to make their… Continue Reading
What legal rights, if any, do bloggers have? This has been quite a hot topic in the blogosphere the past few months. By now just about everyone, including the non-bloggers amongst us, have heard about the Queen of the Sky,… Continue Reading
I ocassionally give presentations (see links to left) about online community building at universities and non-profit organisations. One of the things that I can’t stress enough in those talks is the importance of discussion moderation and hosting. If you have… Continue Reading
Tagging sites, like del.icio.us and furl (bookmark sharing) and flickr (for digital photo sharing), are rapidly becoming the new-new thing of the internet world. For the uninitiated, these sites allow users to "tag" content with keywords, making it easier for… Continue Reading
Defamation law, which essentially protects people and companies from damage to their reputation caused by untrue statements (libel = publication/broadcast; slander = spoken) in the UK is often said to be more strict than in other countries. For more information… Continue Reading