May

27

California’s Appeal Court: Bloggers are journalists!

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Well, yesterday was a very good day for all bloggers :) In the Apple v. Does (Does as in John/Jane Doe, aka we-have-no-clue-what-their-name-is) case, the Appeals Court ruled [PDF] that bloggers are journalists and are entitled to protection under the California shield law that protects journalists by not allowing journalists to be prosecuted for contempt [...]