Wow. I don’t know which troubles me more, this post’s title, or the time I spent trying to spell out Ho in the plural and have it still be a recognizable word. At least Skanks was easy.
Onward: this week a ruling came down in a court in New York City (Download the 3MB PDF File for the Skank and Ho Ruling) compelling Google and anyone else who has information regarding a Blogger’s rantings about a fashion model to give up that information so he can be identified. And then presumably sued for defamation, libel, or whatever else a group of lawyers can invent. This post tells you everything you need to know about the decision, by the way.
No problem. We’ve talked about getting sued for posting opinions in a public place before, and the rules (and laws) are still being written.
What you need to think about, though, is this: in the changing world that the internet is creating, everything you say (or that is said about you) is public.
Just keep that in mind.
