Sonic went to the Blogger's Convention yesterday. He told me that there was a talk on legal aspects regarding blogging, such as defamatory and copyright issues. Apparently authorities are still concerned about these issues in individual's blogs.
I did not attend the convention so I did not know the full picture of what was being said. In my opinion, I always feel that a person's blog is up to him / her what he / she wants to say. I have no qualms on freedom of speech. If one feels strongly against certain issues, he / she has every right to state his / her own opinion. What better way to do it than through a blog? Afterall, you cannot protest or rally or go up to the head honcho since all these are not going to work anyway.
Let us take a more recent example. Quite a number of people signed an online petition (I cannot remember the exact number) to remove the NKF's CEO and Board. This petition and opinion originated from someone else's blog. And what happened? The petition worked! The CEO and Board have been replaced. This shows that public outcry and individual's opinions are more valued than before.
So my stand is that one can write anything one likes in one's blog. The public should be more open and accept individual's opinions. Afterall, everyone is different. Each of us is bound to have a different opinion from others. A blog is the best channel to bring all the frustrations and criticisms across. Sometimes accepting criticism is the best way to see where things have gone wrong, instead of trying to cover up and defend.
I did not attend the convention so I did not know the full picture of what was being said. In my opinion, I always feel that a person's blog is up to him / her what he / she wants to say. I have no qualms on freedom of speech. If one feels strongly against certain issues, he / she has every right to state his / her own opinion. What better way to do it than through a blog? Afterall, you cannot protest or rally or go up to the head honcho since all these are not going to work anyway.
Let us take a more recent example. Quite a number of people signed an online petition (I cannot remember the exact number) to remove the NKF's CEO and Board. This petition and opinion originated from someone else's blog. And what happened? The petition worked! The CEO and Board have been replaced. This shows that public outcry and individual's opinions are more valued than before.
So my stand is that one can write anything one likes in one's blog. The public should be more open and accept individual's opinions. Afterall, everyone is different. Each of us is bound to have a different opinion from others. A blog is the best channel to bring all the frustrations and criticisms across. Sometimes accepting criticism is the best way to see where things have gone wrong, instead of trying to cover up and defend.
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