News organizations are dealing with comments in a number of different ways. We looked at three newspaper Web sites, a news aggregator and a radio program Web site. Here are their approaches.
NBC lines up against YouTube in copyright case (May 6, 2007)
NBC Universal and Viacom have come out against YouTube in a legal case that could help to determine whether the video-sharing site is culpable for copyright violations committed by users.
The Cost Of User-Generated Content (April 27, 2007)
User-generated content may look like a free lunch, but it's not necessarily without cost, as sandwich chain Quiznos found out. Rival sandwich company Subway is fighting to hold Quiznos liable for false advertising under the Lanham Act for statements made in user-generated video commercials.
Internet hosts should be made to pay for libellous statements, suit contends (April 19, 2007)
The hosts of the speed-of-light world of Internet blogs and interactive websites that publish anonymous commentary should be forced to pay when reputations are damaged, says a former Green Party staff member who is suing three such sites. Google, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia and openpolitics.ca, a Canadian political website based in Toronto, are being sued in Vancouver in a libel case that could change the way Internet opinion is monitored and published.
Online Publishing Risks Create Need for Libel Insurance (Feb. 20, 2004)
Whether you're a blogger, an independent magazine or a media giant -- if you're publishing online you should at least consider having coverage. Two media advisors offer this guide to libel insurance for online publishers large and small.
Take a fresh look at your site's posting rules, Robert Niles, Online Journalism Review, Oct. 9, 2007
Social media evolves constantly. Don't wait for readers to find new ways to abuse other community members. Change your rules frequently to discourage conflict.
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