Freedom of Speech for Web Publishers and Citizen Journalists

Sites like Blockshopper have figured out how to create compelling content by using data garnered from a government agency. Needless to say, privacy advocates aren't impressed.

It wasn't a boring legal case at all -- or at least it shouldn't have been. Learn about the Boring vs. Google lawsuit and what it might mean for web publishers.

What does the law say about information privacy rights and the Web? Slowly but surely, the courts are sorting through the issues.

How visible does a privacy policy or terms of use need to be? And more importantly, will your privacy policy hold up in court?

Web publishers take note . . . Although you're entitled to free speech on your website, there are a few lines you don't want to cross.

Your web publishing venture just got access to a leaked document that you would love to publish. But before you hit that 'Post' button, here are a few things to consider.

The line between traditional media and bloggers and citizen journalists is blurry, at best. We take a look at whether blogger sources can remain confidential.

User generated content is great for web publishers, but web publishers should be concerned about the risk of being sued for hosting offensive or illegal user-generated content. So how can you protect your site?

Some web publishers take free speech for granted. Here are a few examples in which exercising free speech has resulted in lawsuits, jail time and worse.