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A good law
But it doesn't go far enough. It should have also protected online bloggers who do not make any money off their websites through ads and other things.

I was happy to see that they put in the 'reasonable exhaustion of other means' thing into the law that they have to use before they can compel an online journalist to give up their sources. That was a good addition to this law and will prevent them from automatically coming to a journalist and say "Give up your source!"

I support the thing where if there is imminent danger of a terrorist or other attack that they can go straight to the online blogger and ask him who his source is, that is a reasonable extension of the law that I hope that there will be enough checks and balances on it that it will not be abused by the police and other organizations.
Posted by: Leria   Posted on: 08/01/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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A good law  Leria | 08/01/07
Laws already protect online bloggers not making money  mighetto | 08/01/07
You are quite the sad figure  GuidingLight | 08/01/07
I see your Light; Now guide me brother. And guide Microsoft employees  mighetto | 08/02/07
Dude, ask the doctor to change your meds. Seriously!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/02/07
Actually you can be sued  voska | 08/02/07
True you can be sued but...  maldain | 08/06/07
RE: A good law  joe6pack_z | 08/06/07
BadMin  BitTwiddler | 08/01/07
Not just the Bush admin  maldain | 08/06/07
You may note  maldain | 08/06/07
Isn' t this the entire idea?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/07
Keep it up  Jack-Booted EULA | 08/01/07
As usual, No_Brain_to_Grasp misses the entire point  cyberian_z | 08/06/07
First Amendment limitations  tonyd11763@... | 08/06/07
Law  silver-mage@... | 08/06/07
So true. you are sharp to observe that freedom of speech has  cyberian_z | 08/06/07
You're so right!  nikitac | 08/07/07
Freedon of the press is not a license for illegal activity  NeverLift | 08/06/07
oh really?  nikitac | 08/07/07
Good Laws don't hurt people.  vancegilbert@... | 08/06/07
And you're just a figment of your own imagination  cyberian_z | 08/06/07
re:good laws dont hurt people  georgeandersonjr@... | 08/11/07
"Better that 100 innocent men go to jail..  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 08/06/07
This one is a bit of a stretch...even for a liberal.  cyberian_z | 08/06/07

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