NH Supreme Court Hears Case On Protections For Anonymous Sources Online

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 7, 2009 @02:16AM from the in-a-statement-provided-by-xsephirothx dept.

fulldecent writes "The New Hampshire Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that calls into question the legal protections available to independent Web sites that cover news. The case involves mortgage lender Implode-Explode, a Las Vegas-based site launched in 2007 that publishes stories about the meltdown of the mortgage industry. Associate Justice Carol Ann Conboy pressed the point with [defense lawyer Jeremy Eggleton], questioning, 'Can anyone who posts a blog be considered a reporter,' for the purposes of claiming protection of anonymous sources? Eggleton answered yes, within limits: 'The test is whether the person has an intention to gather, analyze and disseminate.'"

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Re:Madd Writing Skilz by hansraj · 2009-11-07 03:23 · Score: 2, Funny

Did you buy this account with such a low uid? You sound like you are new here.
gather, analyze and disseminate by Hognoxious · 2009-11-08 01:57 · Score: 2, Funny

The test is whether the person has an intention to gather, analyze and disseminate.
Bloggers across the world breathe a collective sigh of relief that 'inform' was omitted.

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