You're probably correct that in this case the human rights problem is much greater
than the information rights problem. But in the long run, the right to information drives
every other kind of right. This case, and others like it, is challenging some of the most
fundamental human rights ever - the right to freedom of speech and the right to
freedom of the press. Men have gone to prison, fought, and even died for these
questionable and immaterial rights in the past; I'm sorry that the defendant is in prison
and hope that nobody dies over this issue, but that doesn't mean that this would be
somehow less important if only civil liability were at stake.
Its a different argument here tho. You claim a "right to information", but
whats at stake here is more along the lines of "right to other peoples" information.
So that makes it less of a "freesom of speech" issue, as I have little right
to "speak about information" that actually belongs to somebody else.
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Its a different argument here tho. You claim a "right to information", but whats at stake here is more along the lines of "right to other peoples" information. So that makes it less of a "freesom of speech" issue, as I have little right to "speak about information" that actually belongs to somebody else.