Lawsuit Over my Blog?

Technology these days is allowing every person with Internet access to vent out their opinions by blogging about it. Sometimes bloggers write about serious issues that could get them into trouble. Recently a blogger in Florida wrote about, and insulted his daughter's school in the blog. The blogger said that her 7-year old daughter's school discriminates against "mixed-raced" students and made her daughter unhappy. The school got word of this and it sued her for defamation for claiming that the school had a "kickback" scheme. The blogger is being sued so she will stop...blogging?

Not only are regular everyday bloggers being sued, but websites dedicated to the opinions of it's bloggers are too. Suits filed by product manufacturers against its customers who have created Web sites devoted only to their complaints about specific products. Web site "webgripesites.com," offers a list of these consumer-created sites along with a brief explanation of the complaints. Eric Wiedemer began a site dedicated to complain about his dysfunctional Suzuki car. Manufacturers of the car threatened legal action against Eric, accusing him of depreciating their brand on his site "SuzukiVeronaSucks.com."

A form of blogging has been around since the 1700s. Of course it was not by the use of a computer, but by the use of a newspaper. Benjamin Franklin took this advantage and first wrote articles for his brothers newspaper at night and signed them with the name of a made up widow, Silence Dogood. Dogood was filled with advice and was very critical of the world around her. Years later, Franklin launched his own newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette. He drew political cartoons so illiterate people would understand. Franklin published his very opinionated articles under an anonymous name so he wouldn't be given any trouble.

Information on the Pennsylvania Gazette

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