Sony Bullies Blogger; We Must Fight Back
Taking a look at Dan Gilmor's article below, I can't help but wonder why Sony went after a blogger, while the Washington Post published the same information and isn't facing down the barrel of a loaded lawyer. So you think that maybe, just perhaps, POSSIBLY it could be since the Washington Post has a much bigger war chest? No, never!
I am now boycotting anything and everything from Sony Corp., given its heavy-handed treatment of Jason Kottke, whose offense was to post something -- something true and clearly news -- that Sony didn't want public.
Jeff Jarvis suggests a blogger legal corps or something of that sort. It's an interesting idea.
See also Britt Blaser's posting, the title of which I can't quote on a family-newspaper site even though I agree with it entirely (as applied to Sony).
Jason Calacanis has appropriately scathing comments as well.
Jason Kottke, you'll note, is not (yet) asking for contributions to a legal fund. The minute he does, I'll contribute.
Sony's bullying deserves our contempt -- and our response. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]