Archive for the ‘Free Speech’ Category

Conservatives Don’t Like The Taste Of Their Own Medicine

Ah yes…
It’s terrifying to imagine a world where sentient citizens are now STANDING UP and calling BULLSHIT, isn’t it, locksteppers?
BARONE: The coming liberal thugocracy
Just remember two words, conservatives: DIXIE CHICKS
We remember the last 7 years, even if you don’t.
Cry me a river…

Webmasters Worry Over Blogger Lawsuits

There’s a growing thread over at WebmasterWorld today about the very much unsettled legal matters involving blog and web publishers being held legally responsible for the comments and content posted by other users.
In our burgeoning social media internet, online defamation, libel and slander are becoming an enormous problem - both because of the very [...]

Eagles Album Blasted By Newsbusters, “One long, sustained attack” on US

TP has the story on a RIDICULOUS tirade about the Eagle’s new album, “Long Road Out of Eden“, their first new studio album since 1979. Incredibly, Newsbusters whines about the lack of attention paid to islamofacism and the plight of women in the war torn middle-east(!).
It’s well worth a read for a laugh. We participated [...]

Fallen Soldier’s Father Sues Fred Phelps & Westboro Baptist Church

In the department of “It’s About Time…”, fallen soldier Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder’s father has filed suit against Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church for disrupting his son’s funeral.
The Evening Sun has the full story.

Court Reaffirms Legal Consequence Free Blogosphere

Law.com - Judge: Bloggers Entitled to Immunity Under Communications Act
Bloggers cannot be hit with libel suits on the basis of anonymous postings on their Web sites because federal law grants them immunity by explicitly stating that they cannot be treated as the “publisher” of such comments, a federal judge has ruled.
In his 22-page opinion in [...]