As Blogging Grows, Companies Eye Legal Pitfalls

NEW YORK (Reuters)—As Corporate America wades into the burgeoning world of Internet Weblogs, companies are being warned they could face legal hazards when employees are let loose in the free-wheeling blogosphere.

But lawyers see possible legal pitfalls for companies looking to join the blogging phenomenon. What, for instance, would happen if someone at a publicly traded company unwittingly divulged confidential financial information or a trademark secret on one of these Web diaries?

Source: Eweek