May 27, 2006
First Amendment and Blogs
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A California appeals courts has ruled that First Amendment protections apply to Internet reporting. According to the New York Times:
The three-judge panel in San Jose overturned a trial court’s ruling last year that to protect its trade secrets, Apple was entitled to know the source of leaked data published online. The appeals court also ruled that a subpoena issued by Apple to obtain electronic communications and materials from an Internet service provider was unenforceable.
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