Blogger Wins 1.5 Year Legal Battle

FixYourThinking writes "After nearly one and a half years of harassment from a relentless attorney, it seems that quietly a blogger in South Carolina has won a monumental ruling in favor of bloggers. In a summary judgement requested by the Defendant, Philip Smith was able to obtain a special sanction after the Plaintiff attorney put a 'notice of lien' (called lis pendens) on Smith's residence. The judge also reprimanded the Plaintiff attorney for abusive deposition and court procedure. The case set forth the following; 'It's not the format; it's the content and intention that make text journalism / reporting.'"

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Re:Cool

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*sigh*

I just wrote a slashdot journal about these bad mods just this morning. The parent is by no means -1 Troll. It is -1 OFFTOPIC!

If he had done the traditional "frosty piss" or GNAA, then that would have indeed been a troll (or maybe flamebait). As it is, it's simply offtopic. Rating it "troll" doesn't give it a lower score than the deserved "offtopic".

Now mod THIS comment of mine offtopic as well, damn it, because it is. Even if it is informative and may be interesting, it's not on topic.