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Appeal in the works in Twitter/WikiLeaks case

donal brown January 23, 2012

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are set to file an appeal concerning the U.S. government’s attempts to obtain Twitter records in their investigation of WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF are seeking to prevent the government from sealing records of their efforts to obtain private information of Internet users without a warrant. -db From a press release by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, January 20, 2012. Full release  

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D.C. appellate court rules for whistelblower’s anonymity

donal brown January 19, 2012

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that a software trade association did not have to disclose the name of an anonymous tipster. Solers, a software company, had sued the trade association to determine the identity of the tipster who they claimed made a false accusation that the company used unlicensed software. -db From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, January 18, 2012, by Haley Behre. Full story  

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Ruled not a journalist, Oregon blogger loses $2.5 million defamation suit in federal court

donal brown December 7, 2011

A blogger who wrote critical articles about an investment firm lost a $2.5 million defamation suit to the firm after an U.S. District Court judge ruled that she was not a journalist so not under the protection of the Oregon media shield law. She could not therefore withhold the identity of a source needed to verify the one statement that the judge found libelous. -db From a commentary in Seattle Weekly, December 6, 2011, by

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Opnion: The Stop Online Piracy Act would would adversely affect journalists

donal brown November 17, 2011

If passed in its present form, the Stop Online Piracy Act would subject articles to censorship in blocking articles from appearing on sites accused of piracy, writes Jessica Ray for 10,000 Words. Even if one site contained content deemed illegal, the entire site could be blocked. Internet innovation and creativity would also take a hit. -db From a commentary in 10,000 Words, November 16, 2011, by Jessica Roy. Full story  

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