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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. Teensy slashdot bug! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Tried to get first post, but instead got:

    Easy does it!

    This comment has been submitted already, 277168 hours , 16 minutes ago. No need to try again.



  2. FREE THE DOME!!!! by metalhed77 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    yes me must pursue a free and open sourceFREEDOME!

    FREE DMITRY! FOR THE DOME! FOR FREEDOME!

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  3. Re:Protect this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Nah, the right to post anonymously is noot the right to have your post be moderated to a level where people with score-filters can see you.

  4. Re:Free Dome? by ptomblin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's high time we made them free!

    Domes want to be free.

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  5. Where's Tina Turner When You Need Her? by diablochicken · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The Freedome: Two high-powered corporations enter, one high-powered corporation leaves.

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