The ClickZ Weblog Business Strategies Conference & Expo, which takes place just around the bend (June 9-10), features a panel that will explore a topic of great interest to many of us, and especially those who have only just begun to blog: the legal realities of writing a weblog.

From the conference website:

The Law of The Blog
With the proliferation of blogging comes the increased importance of legal risks and compliance. This session will frame the numerous legal issues surrounding the use of blogs. Topics to be discussed by leading attorneys in the field include:
 • Who owns the content, employer or employee blogger?
 • The applicability of Federal and State advertising laws.
 • Defamation and corporate disparagement.
 • Liabilities for advice and opinions: The use and misuse of intellectual property.
 • Protecting the company's trade secrets and confidential business information.
Moderator:
Mark E. Young, Communications Counsel, PARTNERS+simons
Speakers:
Arik Hesseldahl, Senior Editor, Forbes.com
Denise M. Howell, Counsel, Reed Smith Crosby Heafey LLP
John Palfrey, Executive Director, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School
Maurice J. Ringel, Esq., Founder & President, Ringel Law Group, PC