Comments on: Blog regulation at the FTC

By: Introducing the Liquor Fairy! | The Pegu Blog

Introducing the Liquor Fairy! | The Pegu Blog — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:05:05 +0000

[...] number of articles and events recently set me to thinking ab…. Whoa there! Thinking? Better be [...]

By: Instapundit » Blog Archive » JACK SHAFER CHARGES A “CORRUPTING EFFECT” from The Atlantic’s “salons.” Plus, what they could learn…

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:57:49 +0000

[...] Have Undermined American Government, Business, and Society,) I should disclose again that, like Ed Morrissey, and a host of other bloggers, my Amazon links (like the one pimping my book immediately above!) [...]

By: Info/Law » Will Section 230 Protect Bloggers From the FTC?

Info/Law » Will Section 230 Protect Bloggers From the FTC? — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:59:00 +0000

[...] been significant fear and loathing of this proposal. At a recent legal meetup in NYC, I suggested that there may be a barrier – [...]

By: FTC determined to root out payola in the blogosphere « Writer Way

FTC determined to root out payola in the blogosphere « Writer Way — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:42:35 +0000

[...] reaction to the AP story from the blogosphere has included widespread incredulity, particularly from people who actually work in the intersection of blogging and marketing. I [...]

By: Update: FTC moves ahead with blog regulation

Update: FTC moves ahead with blog regulation — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:02:27 +0000

[...] like Amazon’s while making favorable mention of books and other products sold there. [Morrissey, "Hot Air"; Elizabeth Jacobson, CEI "Open Market"] “Do we seriously expect people to hire lawyers before [...]

By: in_awe

in_awe — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:08:14 +0000

So when the new TV shows roll out next fall what will we make of the product placement of Government Motors vehicles in every show and public service announcements urging patriots to buy GM cars? Wonder if we’ll see any disclaimers then…

By: phineas

phineas — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:41:30 +0000

This is the equivalent of using a bazooka to kill a fly.

When the only tool you have is a hammer, evrything starts to look like a nail.

By: Paul_in_NJ

Paul_in_NJ — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:18:12 +0000

There's a link to the proposed FTC guidelines at the end of the piece, and a quick read shows that it only references *commercial* speech -- which would cover Hot Air, but not Aunt Sally raving about Loostner's Castor-Oil Flakes, or me recommending some book on Amazon.com.

By: popularpeoplesfront

popularpeoplesfront — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:47:26 +0000

You will be dependent on the government… all other sources of income will be eliminated.

By: The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:21:05 +0000

Dawn Patrol 06/22/09…

Welcome to the Dawn Patrol, our daily roundup of information on the War on Terror and other topics – from the MilBlogs and various sources around the world. If you’re a blogger, you can join the conversation. If you link to any of these stories, add a…

By: WisCon

WisCon — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:48:43 +0000

The Dems sure hate the 1st amendment thingy, don’t they?

By: Sapwolf

Sapwolf — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:39:12 +0000

Ed, you greedy bas***d.

Give me some of that money. My sparklin commentary is worth a lot.

And since we have touched on reparations recently, how about we kick off a reparations summit.

Oh, forget it. If giving me a cut means Rywall gets a cut, forget the whole thing.

I’m in a crabby Democrat mood today, and nobody is gonna get ahead of me.

Today is a ‘leveling’ day.

By: MamaAJ

MamaAJ — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:17:47 +0000

First they came for the Cheerios … .

If Ed blogs about the health benefits of Cheerios and includes a link to buy Cheerios at Amazon, the black helicopters will appear instantly to take him away.

By: thuja

thuja — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:10:32 +0000

thuja — so what you’re saying is, if you’re a blogger, get cozy with Microsoft, tout de suite!

J.E. Dyer on June 22, 2009 at 2:08 PM

Hey, it’s the cheapest way to get a free laptop. I just wouldn’t mention any plans to install Linux.

By: J.E. Dyer

J.E. Dyer — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:08:03 +0000

thuja — so what you’re saying is, if you’re a blogger, get cozy with Microsoft, tout de suite!

By: thuja

thuja — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:05:13 +0000

Microsoft is probably the company that spends the most money bribing bloggers. Most of the positive publicity that you see about Vista 7 is well paid for. Obama has appointed quite a few Microsoft insiders to high positions. It will be interested to see how this plays out. I predict highly selective enforcement.

By: TrickyDick

TrickyDick — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:53:47 +0000

They should look into the real crime of the illegal campaign contributions Obama got through the internet. Go Galt!

By: J.E. Dyer

J.E. Dyer — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:49:03 +0000

Gee, Ed, I just clicked from your earlier piece to buy the Joshua Muravchik book on the “New Founders” at Amazon.

Do we both have to go to jail now?

By: The Anchoress — A First Things Blog

The Anchoress — A First Things Blog — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:07:47 +0000

[...] you like this blog? Hopefully blogging will still continue under this regime. Will bloggers have to tell you, everytime they post, that your Amazon and Mystic [...]

By: The Monster

The Monster — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:44:19 +0000

Bloggers do not occupy either a public-airwave space or a space with shortage of bandwidth.

That whole argument about “public airwaves” is bogus to begin with. Newspaper publishing plants occupy limited space on this planet. If you own a piece of real property, that means no one else can own it. The broadcast spectrum should be treated just like real property: you are allowed exclusive control over your turf, and have to stay on your side of the property line.

What you say on your property is protected free speech whether that property is a website or a newspaper.

By: Moe Lane » Rounding up the FTC Blog Regulation reaction.

Moe Lane » Rounding up the FTC Blog Regulation reaction. — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:42:04 +0000

[...] Morrissey suspects a political aspect. The administration’s reputation precedes them, you [...]

By: MirCat

MirCat — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:35:02 +0000

But only if you write something supporting a Book that’s on the undesirable list.

- The Cat

P.S. Hey, how about going after 60 Minutes for their highlights on their own books?

By: FTC to Monitor Blogs

FTC to Monitor Blogs — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:32:54 +0000

[...] II: Ed Morrissey has more thoughts on this, focusing on the Amazon Affiliates program. This, though, strikes me as [...]

By: petefrt

petefrt — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:32:48 +0000

Privacy may be a victim in cyberdefense plan Obama's vow to protect civil liberties may be difficult to put into practice

By: SKYFOX

SKYFOX — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:31:54 +0000

I envision a distressing story about Ed’s movie reviews being bought for a pair of $9.00 movie tickets. Shame on you, Ed! You should have held out for a large popcorn and biggie Coke. A really shrewd negotiator might even have squeezed them for a bag of Twizzlers.