Apple Wins Against Bloggers

linuxwrangler writes "Saying that no one has the right to publish information that could have been provided only by someone breaking the law, judge James Kleinberg ruled that online reporters for Apple Insider and PowerPage must reveal their sources. No word yet on an appeal."

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The Moral of the Story...

[catdevnull]

Don't betray your company's trust and NDAs. If they pay you they have the right to request that you obey the rules. It's fair. Don't like it? Quit and program for RMS.

However, this ruling does put "journalism" on the spot, now doesn't it? Now that the former mighty flood gates of information have been undermined by the little faucets all over the net, news and media sources are rethinking their game. Those of you mourning this day thinking, "alas, that unsinkable bastion of journalistic integrity known as source anonymity" should forget about this and be more worried that Comedy Central's Daily Show rules the roost. Dan Rather was the last Samurai. Welcome to corporate media: cue the hot chicks and violence. I'm thinking the "The Running Man" is probably coming soon. Down with The Man, man.

Man...what the hell is that smoke coming from that party next door doing to me...those brownies were good, too...I'm hungry, dude....