Re:Ioerror's tweets after yet another detention (this time i...
by tedunangst on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @01:18PM
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That court case may not be a slam dunk defense. For a different perspective, I found this article interesting.
Re:Ioerror's tweets after yet another detention (this time i...
by jbooth on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @01:29PM
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Eh, I think that's just a linkbait headline. It's materially different to wiretap private individuals for the purpose of defamation than it is to publish federal documents. There's no such thing as "defaming the govt" under law, for example.
Re:Ioerror's tweets after yet another detention (this time i...
by tedunangst on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @01:41PM
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The more important facts, imo, were the six different opinions written and that while the court refused to grant a pre-publication injunction, they didn't actually grant immunity from post-publication prosecution. The summary of the Pentagon Papers case is not "publishing secrets is ok".
I was ok with wikileaks when I first heard of them. After seeing the type and character of their opposition? I'm now a rabid supporter. What they do is legal, this has been upheld in the supreme court, and these people are being fundamentally unamerican in the 1st amendment sense by trying to extrajudicially harrass people.
EDIT: See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Co._v._United_St...