A defamation lawsuit by actor James Woods could have implications for users of Twitter, Facebook and other social media. As these court filings indicate, in July 2015, Woods was engaged in a war of words on Twitter with anonymous user “Abe List,” when the latter tweeted: “cocaine addict James Woods still sniffing and spouting.” Woods…
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Blogger Beware
A federal judge in Oregon recently ruled that a blogger is not a journalist or member of the “media”, and ordered the blogger to pay $ 2.5 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit. This is potentially a chilling ruling for bloggers everywhere, including those who blog on behalf of companies or organizations. In the…
