EFF: Why we fight against Apple’s lawsuits

By Barb Dybwad

Earlier this month we reported that the Electronic Frontier Foundation will be representing Apple Insider and
PowerPage in the lawsuit over the publication of information leaked regarding the Asteroid audio interface.

Kurt Opsahl from EFF blogs about why it's important to defend the legal protections for media sources, regardless of whether that media is print journalism, blog, web site,
or any other format. Opsahl argues (rightly, IMHO) that despite the recent advent of blogging and online journalism,
these media should not be left out of the protection mechanisms afforded to information outlets, and should not be subject to compelled disclosure any more than the traditional print and broadcast media.

What do you think? Should the web sites that published trade secrets from inside informants be taken to task, and forced to reveal their sources? Or is the EFF in the right that the sites ought to receive journalistic immunity?

Recommended