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EFF Issues Bloggers' Guide
by Shankar Gupta
THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, A San
Francisco-based civil rights group, recently issued a set of guidelines
detailing the legal issues facing bloggers. The offering, "Legal Guide
for Bloggers," addresses issues such as libel law, copyright law, and
political advocacy, according to the EFF's Web site. Kurt Opsahl, a
staff attorney for the EFF, said the foundation drafted the guide in
response to a handful of instances in which bloggers found themselves
in trouble based on what they had written on the Web. "There were a lot
of issues coming up in the news that seemed to suggest that some
guidelines and FAQs would be very helpful to the blogging community to
understand their rights, and if necessary, defend them," said Opsahl.
"Freedom of speech is the foundation of a functioning democracy, and
citizen bloggers who are out there expressing their thoughts are a
vital and important part of that debate."
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