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The Legal Side of Blogging: How Not to get Sued, Fired, Arrested, or Killed
Fans of Erika Napoletano will appreciate Ruth Carter's ability to give bloggers the direct answers to legal questions -- without the excessive fluff!
Having a blog is awesome.
Having the cops or Joe the Process Server show up on your doorstep is not.
Bloggers put themselves at legal risk with each and every blog post. Yes, you have freedom of speech but that doesn't mean you can't get sued.
In this book, licensed attorney and passionate blogger Ruth Carter tells you how to stay out of legal hot water -- with your boss, the cops, and the courts.
Copyright, trademark, privacy, defamation... it's all in there. And it's written in an easy-to-understand style expressly for serious bloggers.
Having a blog is awesome.
Having the cops or Joe the Process Server show up on your doorstep is not.
Bloggers put themselves at legal risk with each and every blog post. Yes, you have freedom of speech but that doesn't mean you can't get sued.
In this book, licensed attorney and passionate blogger Ruth Carter tells you how to stay out of legal hot water -- with your boss, the cops, and the courts.
Copyright, trademark, privacy, defamation... it's all in there. And it's written in an easy-to-understand style expressly for serious bloggers.
89 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 30, 2012
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May 23, 2018
I saw the author on a panel at a conference and was pleased to see this on Kindle Unlimited. While it had some useful tips, the title & her presentation were funnier than the contents. Still, a useful reference book.
March 7, 2017
A Must-read for any writer
I give out very few five star reviews. This book is an exception. It was well-written, well-organized, and impeccably edited. I found something to highlight on nearly every page. The information is helpful in learning how to stay out of trouble with writing and it's written in a clear, easy, conversational tone. If you are thinking about a career in writing, and specifically blogging, do yourself a favor and read this book.
I give out very few five star reviews. This book is an exception. It was well-written, well-organized, and impeccably edited. I found something to highlight on nearly every page. The information is helpful in learning how to stay out of trouble with writing and it's written in a clear, easy, conversational tone. If you are thinking about a career in writing, and specifically blogging, do yourself a favor and read this book.
October 4, 2014
A must read for bloggers. This book gives a very good, mostly thorough, overview of many of the legal risks of blogging (there were a few areas that I thought could have been delved into more thoroughly but not many). It covers areas where you could get fired, even arrested or killed, but mostly it covers lawsuit risks, and that's the most likely issue bloggers would face. I've added getting a DMCA agent to my todo list as a result of this book (which I'd never even heard of before this).
There was a weird formatting issue when I read this book in the kindle app with white text on a black background. Some of the text would appear highlighted or would change to a grey that was too dark against the background to read without highlighting. Changing to sepia or black text on white did not reveal the same issues. This illustrates the importance of thoroughly testing your ebook before releasing it into the wild.
There was a weird formatting issue when I read this book in the kindle app with white text on a black background. Some of the text would appear highlighted or would change to a grey that was too dark against the background to read without highlighting. Changing to sepia or black text on white did not reveal the same issues. This illustrates the importance of thoroughly testing your ebook before releasing it into the wild.
May 7, 2013
Concise and filled with relevant examples. But there are a couple formatting errors that make it difficult to read with a black background. Otherwise a valuable investment. I highly recommend it.
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