Saturday, August 13, 2011

The legal risks to be vigilant when blogs

What better way to express their views to the world through social media and blogs? Technological advancements, today one can voice their views and opinions in a manner easily accessible to the convenience of their home or Office. But just because there is freedom of speech and expression does not mean you should abuse the rights of free writing; There are legal aspects to be taken into account before posting anything on the World Wide Web. Here are the top 3 risks that you must be very careful when you want to start blogging.


Defamation can be described as a false statement or assumptions that can cause harm and embarrassment to another person or another party. Unless you want to participate in a vicious and endless legal battle, it is always recommended to check all sources of information that you use in order to give credible information. the information that you can save the tangible evidence and evidence should it be required in a Court of law. The truth is one thing, but he tested in a Court of justice is something different (and sometimes very difficult) in total. Clicking on "post" in your blog, ensure that you keep this in mind.


Relating to the intellectual property available online is also very important. In this case, the intellectual property can be as videos, images or text that are protected by copyright. Never publish everything that you have all legal on rights. Do you have to use everything which does not belong to you, do not always have to ensure that you provide appropriate links and recognition of the right of the author?


Never disclose confidential on your weblog, if you have a tangible or non-evidence and if you post anonymously or not. For example, never display information about your employer on blog and social media. You could unknowingly or knowingly be provide that your employer information considered sensitive business secrets. Give insider information may interfere with the competitive position of your employer. It goes without saying that a prosecution could follow. In fact, statistics indicate that more prosecution related to the internet are filed by employers and corporations.


Here are some fast and some tips accepted journalistic practices that will help you avoid problems on your blog.

Always obtain the consent of all companies or individuals that you plan to cover in your blog. Try to give them the opportunity to respond to what you have to say before posting for the whole world see.Should publish something and it turns out wrong, and the party you are asked to publish corrections, make sure you always you publish clarifications and link to the original erroneous position.When you make a mistake, you should accept and offer your apology at the earliest opportunity. In this way, you'll have bargaining power should an action brought against you. You will also attract more faithful readers as you will be considered a person of integrity.

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