Bloggers are safe … in Delaware
From today’s NYT:
Delaware Supreme Court Declines to Unmask a Blogger
… If an elected official claims he has been defamed by an anonymous blogger, he cannot use a lawsuit to unmask the writer unless he has substantial evidence to prove his claim. That standard, the court said, “will more appropriately protect against the chilling effect on anonymous First Amendment Internet speech that can arise when plaintiffs bring trivial defamation lawsuits…
You can read more from this AP release. We are safe, fellows.
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