Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Can the law keep up with technology?

Should a person be sued for something they tweet? Courtney Love is being sued by fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir for just that. Dawn alleges that Love made derogatory comments about her..

The laws were not set up to cover such a thing as technology changes and evolves quicker than the laws in the US. Amanda Bonnen tweeted about her former landlord " Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon Realty things it's okay." Horizon management sued Bonnen for libel and wants $50K in damages. Is this ok, are we in the US becoming too litigious? What about free speech? Is anyone really harmed by such comments?

The article brings up a good question -- is the web a unique space or an extension of real space? Which laws apply?