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To: EL KABONG!!! who wrote (7009)7/16/1999 2:14:00 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell  Read Replies (1) of 32906
 
Just in case people bypassed that link, here's the best part:

"We are seeing a rash of cases in which companies are abusing subpoena power to get the identities of online critics," said Shari Steele, director of legal services for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit civil liberties organization.

"People have a legal right under the First Amendment to criticize companies anonymously. It is troubling that companies are using lawsuits this way to find out who is criticizing them. And that some providers are so easily giving up the names."


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- Jeff

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