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Pastimes : Business Wire Falls for April Fools Prank, Sues FBNers
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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (3405)8/6/1999 3:11:00 PM
From: Tom C  Read Replies (1) of 3795
 
My current favorite "funny" is Business Wire claiming in their recent opposition paper that the internet is not a public forum

That one stood out for me as well. I think it's a moot point since California Code of Civil Procedure Sec. 425.16 says --

(3) any written or oral statement or writing made in a place open to the public or a public forum in connection with an issue of public interest;

So it just has to be open to the public. Furthermore the forth section does not require a public forum --

(4) or any other conduct in furtherance of the exercise of the constitutional right of petition or the constitutional right of free speech in connection with a public issue or an issue of public interest.

Justice Stevens and the Supreme Court defined the Internet in this case:

caselaw.findlaw.com

Tom (not a lawyer)

edit: It looks like the link is to long.
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