Newspapers Back Apple Bloggers

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday April 12, 2005 @05:44AM from the friends-in-high-places dept.

puke76 writes "Remember the bloggers being sued by Apple? Well now they've attracted the attention and support of some major newspapers. There's a story over at BBC. The newspapers are arguing that journalism sources should be protected. Can we blog without legal repercussions?" From the article: "Recent corporate scandals involving WorldCom, Enron and the tobacco industry all undoubtedly involved the reporting of information that the companies involved would have preferred to remain unknown to the public..."

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Some else's rights to what? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-04-12 06:04 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Everything infringes on each other's rights.

Your driving down the road next to me infringes on my rights to drive in that lane.

Woodward & Bernstein infringed on Nixon's right to privacy.

Jim Dunne infringes on GM/Ford/Chrysler's right to secrecy on new models.

Photographers infringe on Prince Charles' right to marry a horse.

Everything infringes on some right.