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Right to Post Anonymously Protected

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the chalk-one-up-for-the-good-guys dept.

JudTaylor writes " ZDNet has an article decribing a decision by a Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge allowing Yahoo to protect the privacy of posters to message boards. Lee Tien, an white hat attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, stated "This is a great victory for anonymous speech. I believe Judge Cabrinha's ruling will signal to other companies that judges will not permit corporate executives to abuse the courts in ferreting out their critics." Critics of Pre-Paid Legal Services had posted messages disparaging the company on Yahoo boards. Representatives of the company had no immediate comment." I'm glad to see a decision for freedome can still happen in this country.

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  1. Free Dome? by dmccarty · · Score: 4, Funny
    In a flash of wisdom CmdrTaco wrote:
    I'm glad to see a decision for freedome can still happen in this country.

    Amen to that, brother! For far too long we noble citizens have been paying way to much for our domes. It's high time we made them free! Dome lovers of the world, Unite(d Center)!

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  2. I beg your pardon! by Glytch · · Score: 3, Funny

    As a respectable communist child-molesting telemarketer, I take GREAT offense at being called a scientologist! My law firm, Cheatem, Screwem and Lye, will be contacting you shortly.

    I bid you good day.

  3. Re:well... by markmoss · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just don't do it in the UK where they can throw you in jail for forgetting the decode key!

  4. You Know, Taco... by Cheshire+Cat · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'm glad to see a decision for freedome can still happen in this country.

    The courts have also ruled dictionaries and spell-checkers are completely legal, Taco. :)

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    Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I'll never know.
    1. Re:You Know, Taco... by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

      In Santa Clara did a Superior Court Judge a stately Free Dome decree:
      Upon Yahoo, the sacred message board, ran
      Where posting disparaging remarks anonymously one can
      A great victory, proclaimed Tien, Lee

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      A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  5. I Can See It Now... by Jucius+Maximus · · Score: 5, Funny
    New fine print on corproate sponsored boards:

    "Note: This is not a message board."