States Define Law Blogs As Advertising

Another indication that the law is struggling to keep up with technology in a useful way, proposed restrictions in New York could prevent lawyers from setting blogs about law. Greg Beck, who runs a legal blog called agrees that calling a blog an advertisement takes it too far: Calling weblogs advertising can only confuse the meaning of both terms. As viewed by Craig in his post, I believe weblogs should more precisely be deemed publicity, or self-promotion, or public relations. They are not "advertising" as the term is commonly used, and I can see nothing to gain from blurring the concepts. We don't want to have to explain "Well, Ms. Bar Counsel, my weblog is advertising according to MIPTC, but it's not advertising advertising." Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark Murdok: