Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2005-01-14 06:46:31 - Graham Ellis
I've just been reading comments about people being sacked or sued for what they've written in their "blogs" - daily diaries.We should all be aware - if we write something we shouldn't, and put it up online even in a really obsure place, it will be found.
So when I write here, I need to review for copyright, libel, incitement, invasion of privacy, official secrets and decency to ensure I'm within the law of (well - is it the UK law where I'm posting from, or the USA law where the server is located). Then I need to ensure that I'm writing within what's allowed by my contract of employment, by the Acceptable User Policy of my ISP, and and other civil torts through which I'm limited. If it's part of a commercial operation (as this page is), I need to consider disability access. And it's quite a good idea for me to review my posts to ensure that they're not boring, repetitititive, smug, or showing me up as a complete wally.