Federal Election Commissioner Bradley Smith tells CNET that bloggers and news organizations could soon risk the wrath of the federal government if they improperly link to a campaign's Web site. Even forwarding a political candidate's press release to a mailing list, depending on the details, could be punished by fines, he said. Lawmakers are going to get involved in these and other blogging legal questions quickly. I just hope the Feds do so before the states start setting precedents like they did with spam. Thankfully the Can-SPAM act was signed last year, ending the confusion - thought it did little to stop spam. Senior Vice President with Micro Persuasion weblog, which tracks how blogs and participatory journalism are changing the public relations practice.
Feds to Regulate Blogs?
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