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Blogs Pose Liability Issues for Employers
Created 18.08.2005 - 22:37

Law firms, newspapers and other businesses are encouraging employees to post blogs on company-sponsored Web sites, hoping the blogs will boost their marketing and customer service efforts. Media lawyers, however, are warning that blogs pose serious libel and defamation issues, noting that staff-written blogs legally are indistinguishable from articles in a newspaper or broadcast.

Originally by Law.com - Tech Law Practice Center, 9:37 PM

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