The World Is Flat - The Practical Legalties Of Blogging

Should ISPs, webmasters and host-masters be held legally and morally responsible

for posts or even comments made by the blogs and web-sites that they host and administer ? Which comes first the chicken or the egg ?

Libel can be said to be "defamation" expressed in oral, written, printed or any other audible or visual form. That includes of course the internet - Real and substantial accusations of libel and slander can be directed against bloggers , posters on forums , forum host masters among others.

It is not always possible 100 % to determine what is and what is not libelous and slanderous. In many , if not most cases the matters are agreed to between the parties outside of court. That is if inflated egos do not get in the way of rational compromise - a lot of unnecessary suffering may be caused by the alleged libel maker onto the poor victim. It is seldom a case of money , rather of injured personal reputation in their communities and organizations as well as hurt personal pride and shattered egos. It is often noted that two lawyers in a town or in a divorce proceeding greatly drive up professional costs and fees, greatly. Anyone and everyone in any type of media or broadcasting must be fully informed and understand fully the concepts and implications of the legalities of slander and libel rules , precepts and regulations.

It pays to be adroit and for administrators as well as those with commanding roles to be fully cognizant of terms , conditions and presentation.

Full knowledge as well as personal integrity are vital in such situations of potential charges of libel and slanderous activities on their web hosts and blogs? Why should these "professionals", even if self employed, have an understanding of the conditions and situations under which libel and slander can, may and do occur?

Nothing takes the place of proper and thorough research , not for a college paper , not for a published medical journal , not for a lawyer preparing for his or her day in court as the prosecution or defense, nor a official notice of reassessment from those nice people at the CRA revenue Canada or the I.R.S. Next in addition that in the event of a libel suit being brought will provide the actual author, writer, web site owner or in the case of a business or not-for- profit organization their business, executives as well as upper staff and supervisors, and in the case of a private firm - If an agreement can be made between the parties quickly and quietly , and the offending materials can be removed more than promptly from the websites , blogs ,forums or printed media - this is by far the best situation overall. However in terms of internet publications - be it blogs , websites or in a forum setting, often the search engines have "cached" and stored the offending matter. Once in a cache of Google , Yahoo or MSN/Bing a promise of 100 % removal of the offending data can never be made as a one hundred percent assurance and claim. Swift prompt action of removal of offending posts is always best by far.

by: Terry S Vostor

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