http://mathewingram.disqus.com/enFri, 05 May 2006 23:30:38 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/05/03/sue-him-yeah-thatll-work/#comment-1293670Thanks for the comment, Brian. I agree that the rule book is kind of being rewritten, and there will be more cases like this one I imagine before things get sorted out.<br><br>MathewMathew IngramFri, 05 May 2006 23:30:38 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/05/03/sue-him-yeah-thatll-work/#comment-1293667<i>If you want to be treated as journalists in some sense, that includes dealing with the risk of libel and defamation lawsuits.</i><br><br>I am not sure but it's my impresssion the majority of bloggers don't want to be journalists but rather they simply want to speak their mind.<br><br>That said I'm more than willing to be responsible for libel, copyright infringement and etc - the same as anyone else. In return I don't expect to be singled out just because I have a blog. That might be wishful thinking.<br><br>There does seem to be a strong case of perception over reality at work in the (now withdrawn) lawsuit. A journalist who commits egregious libel is in trouble professionally - or so I assume. A blogger whose day job is down at the mill? You can't threaten a man like that by the old rules.BrianFri, 05 May 2006 19:42:16 -0000