Comments on: FBI vs. Ellison from another perspective http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/29/fbi-vs-ellison-from-another-perspective/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:43:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: markus http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/29/fbi-vs-ellison-from-another-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-96205 markus Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:12:25 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/29/fbi-vs-ellison-from-another-perspective/#comment-96205 I find it odd in that the end essentially seems to agree the suit for defamation is baseless yet this isn't reflected in the rest of the piece. Also, this is nonsense: <i>Besides, if it's already up on the Web, what's with all this First Amendment stuff? What's done is done, bra. Let it go.</i> One can't "let it go" if one is being sued, only the person suing can do that. And of course something (which may or may not be one in the first place) doesn't stop being a First Amendment issue because one is free to post it to a website at one point and later get sued out of existence for it. It's also IMO needlessly antagonistic and trying its hardest to work up the grudge match angle and downplay a serious discussion of the merits of the matter, but that's modern journalism. I find it odd in that the end essentially seems to agree the suit for defamation is baseless yet this isn’t reflected in the rest of the piece. Also, this is nonsense:
Besides, if it’s already up on the Web, what’s with all this First Amendment stuff? What’s done is done, bra. Let it go.
One can’t “let it go” if one is being sued, only the person suing can do that. And of course something (which may or may not be one in the first place) doesn’t stop being a First Amendment issue because one is free to post it to a website at one point and later get sued out of existence for it.

It’s also IMO needlessly antagonistic and trying its hardest to work up the grudge match angle and downplay a serious discussion of the merits of the matter, but that’s modern journalism.

]]> By: Tim O'Shea http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/29/fbi-vs-ellison-from-another-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-96053 Tim O'Shea Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:24:23 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/29/fbi-vs-ellison-from-another-perspective/#comment-96053 Nice piece. It will be interesting to see how both sides react to the coverage, though. The line that really hit me: "Both parties admit that Ellison may not live long enough to see a trial." Nice piece. It will be interesting to see how both sides react to the coverage, though.

The line that really hit me:
“Both parties admit that Ellison may not live long enough to see a trial.”

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