Last year, Jeff Ooi, Nizam Bashir and I spoke at the Forum on Blogging and Defamation Law at the Bar Council, an event organised by the KL Bar. Next month, eLawyer will be organising a law conference themed “Blogging and Law” at University Malaya. Nizam and I are invited to speak in this conference. Admission is free. If you’re interested in attending, please RSVP with eLawyer.
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Anyone can blog. Anyone can also blog and get sued or sometimes facing the threat of being sentenced to spend years in jail.
It is however, understandable that not every blogger is well versed with the law, and therefore don’t know their rights and liabilities. Here are a few examples of which you may be able to relate to:
– Is it against the law when I link to other blogs?
– What should I do if someone claims that I have infringed his or her copyrights?
– Do I have rights to ask someone to remove the link to my blog?
– Can I use pictures found in other websites or google images?
– If I found out others have defamed me in their blogs, what should I do?
This is the reason eLawyer.com.my brings you the eLawyer Law Conference 2009, themed “Blogging and Law”. It is our sincere hope that bloggers will have the sufficient legal awareness in them that they are able to protect themselves in case of defamation claim or accusations of copyright infringements.
The details of the conference are as follows:
Theme: Blogging and Law
Date: 14 March 2009
Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm
Fees: F.O.C.
Venue: Auditorium Tun Mohd Suffian, UM Law Faculty
Co-Organiser: Law Society of University of Malaya
Topic 1: Blogging & Intellectual Property Law in Malaysia (By Mr. Foong Cheng Leong, KL Lawyer & Blogger)
You will learn about:
1. Is it against the law when I link to other blogs?
2. What should I do if someone claims that I have infringed his or her copyrights?
3. Do I have rights to ask someone to remove the link to my blog?
4. Can I use pictures found in other websites or google images?
And many more…
Topic 2: Blogging & Defamation Law in Malaysia (By Mr. Nizam Bashir, Malacca Lawyer & Blogger)
You will learn about:
1. What amount to defamatory statement?
2. What should I do if someone claims that the content of my blog defames him?
3. If I have found out others have defamed me in their blog, what shall I do?
4. What are the remedies available for defamation action?
And many more…
Registration: The admission to this conference is FREE. However, please R.S.V.P by sending your details (Name, Tel, Email, Occupation and Organisation) to forum@elawyer.com.my on or before10 March 2009 (extended).
Note: We will hold the award ceremony of Legal Blog Writing Contest 2008 in conjunction with this law conference. As such, we urge those who have taken part in the said contest to attend this conference.
See you at the conference!
Related Link
eLawyer – eLawyer Law Conference 2008