Publishing, Wikis, and Blogs Copyright, Peter S. Vogel, 2006-08 Law of eCommerce October 13, 2008.
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Transcript of Publishing, Wikis, and Blogs Copyright, Peter S. Vogel, 2006-08 Law of eCommerce October 13, 2008.
Publishing, Wikis, and Blogs
Copyright, Peter S. Vogel, 2006-08
Law of eCommerceOctober 13, 2008
Types of Policies
• Employee Authored Sites (only employees can write / modify).
• Company Hosted Community Sites (both employees and outsiders can write / modify).– Reader related.– Author related.– Third party related.
Company Policies Considered
• IBM
• Microsoft
• Yahoo
• Exony
• Sun Microsystems
• Plaxo
• Thomas Nelson
• Feedster
Novell BEA Systems
Other (CFD Online, Programmer’s Haven, Phantis)
Stakeholders and Relationships
In-company Author
Third Parties
CompanyReader Community
Value, Respect, Participation
Respect, Confidentiality, IP Protection
Confidentiality, IP Protection, Value, Reputation
Limits of Host role
External AuthorsLimits of Host role
Ethics, Legality, IP protection, Commercial use, Retention, Ownership
Employee Authored Sites (Only employees can write/modify)
• Discouraged (e.g., Delta Airlines)– No explicit policies.– Employees fired or asked to stop blogging.
• Condoned / Mixed Response (e.g., Google)– Recognize free speech rights.– Do it legally and ethically.
• Laissez-faire (e.g., Plaxo)– Speak freely—even criticize.
• Active Promotion (e.g., IBM)– Do it.– Do it well!
Define Company Bias
Establish whether you wish to promote “public discourse” by employees, manage it loosely, condone its existence, or discourage it.
Then act accordingly and consistently.
Note: some types of expression must ALWAYS be restricted, regardless of bias (e.g., IP disclosure).
Advertising
A proposal by a committee created by the New York Administrative Board of Courts would classify legal blogs as advertising, and thus subject them to state scrutiny. The proposal also suggests that the state code of professional responsibility extend court jurisdiction to legal advertising from outside New York that appears in the state. The provision relating to blogs comes as part of a proposed revision of the rules on lawyer advertising found in the New York Lawyer's Code of Professional Responsibility.
ABA Journal E-Report, 9/29/06
Cheryl HallCheryl HallE-mail [email protected] HOMETOWN: I was born in San Antonio, but as a military brat, I lived in Japan, suburban Washington, D.C., and Louisiana growing up.
EDUCATION/CAREER TRACK: I have a bachelor's of fine arts received from Southern Methodist University in 1973. I came to work for The Dallas Morning News in May 1972 as a summer intern in the business news department and never left -- so I've been here covering business for 31 years.
MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE ON THE JOB: Probably my most memorable event was with President George Bush (father) shortly after his failed bid for re-election. He'd been out of the limelight. I tried to ask him some political questions hoping to get a scoop. But he clapped me on the elbow and said, "Cheryl, one of the true joys of being out of office is I don't have to stand here and be interviewed by you. If you'd like to chat informally, I'd be happy to." I took a big breath, clapped him on the arm and said, "So George, how's the house coming?" He talked about going to Sam's and buying really big jars of spaghetti sauce. I felt like I was in the middle of a Saturday Night Live skit.
Another weird moment was going to a black-tie fete at the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that was gearing up to be a fresh-food concept. My "date" for the evening was Dallas restaurateur Norman Brinker, who correctly predicted that the concept would never fly.
SOMETHING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME: I can be both a bleeding heart liberal and a staunch conservative -- sometimes over the same issue.
IF I HAD TWO SPARE HOURS, I WOULD: Spare hours make me nervous. Given a spare year and plenty of money, I'd travel the world with my husband and daughter.
THE GREATEST CHALLENGE TO COVERING BUSINESS IN NORTH TEXAS: Knowing all the hidden connections among the key players.
