A 13-year-old blogger who committed a minor blogging faux pas by stealing a photo from another blog got an Instalanche- and was called a “little bastard” by a blogging copyright attorney who had a problem with it. Something is very wrong when an 8th grader has to be dragged out of school by his mother because a blogger and his lawyer are threatening to sue him for copyright infringement.
When I talk about blogging hubris getting out of control, this is what I’m talking about. I’ll have more on that, in that piece about blogs and “MSM” that I’ve been working on for the past few weeks. Look for it on Monday.
(Via Sheila).
Posted by Stephen Silver at February 4, 2005 01:23 AMSteve - I really look forward to that piece you're working on.
Hubris is a great word, ain't it?
Posted by: red at February 4, 2005 11:00 AMwhen lawyers begin to get involved, the fun begins to erode..
Posted by: jaws at February 4, 2005 11:23 AMBloggers, like any group of people, do engage in spasms of mob behavior periodically. It usually dies down pretty quickly, but it does have some potential for lasting damage. One proceeds with caution.
Posted by: Mr. Snitch at February 5, 2005 07:44 PM