Bloggers, Beware: What You Write Can Get You Sued

M.P. McQueen wrote in the Wall Street Journal Bloggers, Beware: What You Write Can Get You Sued

Both personal-injury and umbrella policies also generally exclude coverage for copyright violations, an increasingly common accusation. The Media Bloggers Association, a membership group based in New Rochelle, N.Y., just began offering its members media insurance from AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. that covers copyright infringement along with defamation. Bloggers have to pay $25 to join the association and meet other requirements to get the insurance, which starts at $540 a year.