An acronym coined by Penelope Canan and George W. Pring, University of Denver. Describing the bully-boy" tactic to silence critics by using the legal system.
What the WikiP page on SLAPP says:
I am not sure where the following quote was from, but it is related to blogging and the Internet:
A lot of what I blog about is speculation (conjecture)
Downloading from P2P could be construed as an action that a SLAPP be launched. Organizations such as EFF are likely to claim that such cases are examples of SLAPP. Those that are against this sort of legal activity are those that are the apologists (i.e. The Electronic Frontier Foundation), those that launch these suits are likley to be the copyright holders.
What the WikiP page on SLAPP says:
A strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) is a lawsuit that is intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition
I am not sure where the following quote was from, but it is related to blogging and the Internet:
......... if in your blogging you make a false statement, it is just that. So, just report things that you are know are true, or say that what you are saying is just conjecture.
A lot of what I blog about is speculation (conjecture)
Downloading from P2P could be construed as an action that a SLAPP be launched. Organizations such as EFF are likely to claim that such cases are examples of SLAPP. Those that are against this sort of legal activity are those that are the apologists (i.e. The Electronic Frontier Foundation), those that launch these suits are likley to be the copyright holders.
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