Saturday, January 07, 2006

Blogger sued in Minnesota

Attention all those who slander through blogs, anonymous or not:

A Minnesota blogger has been sued for statements made on his blog, statements which the lawsuit says have no basis in fact.

The suit has already caused him to unmask himself.

An excerpt:

Lawyers who filed the suit say that Web logs and other new media should be held to the same standards of accountability as traditional media and journalism. Brodbkorb, a former operative for the Minnesota Republican Party, pledges to protect his source and to keep his website going.


Here's an opinion piece from the Star Trib on the issue:

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