Subpoenas

Man Bites Dog: Prosecutor Pays a Price for Chasing Commenters

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When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news. — attributed to  New York Sun city editor John B.

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The Online Odyssey: Internet Use in the Age of HADOPI's Scylla and Holder's Charybdis

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Last week was a tough one for Internet users worldwide.

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Virginia Blogger Invokes Reporter's Privilege to Challenge Subpoena Seeking Anonymous Commenters

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Waldo Jacquith, the Virginia blogger targeted with an outrageously broad subpoena back in January (see my previous post), filed a brief last week arguing that he should not be required to turn over the IP addresses of those who viewed and commented on an article posted to his blog, as well as his email correspondence relating to the article.  Paul Alan Levy of

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