James C. Goodale, the former vice chairman of The New York Times and producer/host of the television program "Digital Age," writes: "There's a popular notion that you can say anything on the Net and get away with it. Not so. Libel cases are on the rise. In the three year period ending this December, 95 new cases have been filed nationwide against bloggers. That's a 216 percent increase over the previous period, according to the Media Law Resource Center."
October 02, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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There’s a popular notion that you can say anything on the Net and get away with it. Not so. Libel cases are on the rise.
In the three year period ending this December, 95 new cases have been filed nationwide against bloggers. That’s a 216 percent increase over the previous period, according to the Media Law Resource Center.
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