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Appeals Court to Filmmaker: Turn Over Your Footage to Chevron

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A federal appellate court has issued a swift ruling, in a high profile reporter's privilege case, that requires a filmmaker to surrender some of his unpublished footage to a powerful oil company.

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N.C. Judge Unmasks Pseudonymous Blog Commenters

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A North Carolina trial court recently ordered the editor of the local community blog Home in Henderson to turn over the names and addresses of six pseudonymous commenters who allegedly defamed former Vance County commissioner Thomas S. Hester, Jr.

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Court Battle for Filmmaker's Footage Spurs National Debate on Reporter's Privilege

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A filmmaker's fight against an oil company seeking his raw documentary footage has spurred a national debate on the reporter's privilege, pitting media organizations and filmmakers against powerful corporations and criminal defense attorneys.  At stake is the breadth of the protection given to unpublished newsgathering materials and, ultimately, the basic trust between journalists and their sources.

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New Hampshire Supreme Court Upholds Free Speech Rights for Online News Sites

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The New Hampshire Supreme Court today issued an important decision upholding the First Amendment rights of online publishers.

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New Hampshire Supreme Court Rules Website Covered By State Reporter's Privilege

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This morning, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire handed down an important decision holding that a mortgage industry website, The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter, is entitled to protection under the state's reporter's privilege.

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Police Seize Gizmodo Reporter's Computers Over iPhone 4 Leak

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Gizmodo announced this afternoon that California police seized computers and servers from the home of its reporter/

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Kansas Shield Law Awaits Governor’s Signature: Ripe Fruit From a Bewildering Tree

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In an overwhelming vote of support, the Kansas Legislature Tuesday passed a media shield bill that, if signed by Governor Mark Parkinson (D), will protect reporters in most circumstances from having to disclose the identity of anonymous sources and other information obtained in the newsgathering process.

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I Feel Like I’m Taking Crazy Pills: EU’s Latest ACTA Proposal Outlaws the Internet

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Sometimes a story is so insane that you can’t help but wonder if someone has slipped you some crazy pills.  See, for example, the Google prosecution in Italy.

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Why Are Bloggers Still Sitting at the Kids' Table? The Popularity of Online News and the Federal Shield Law

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Well, it turns out this whole Internet thing is getting pretty popular. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, more Americans now get their news from the Internet than from old-fashioned newspapers.

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