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Friday, December 14, 2001

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/14/technology/circuits/14CYBERLAW.html

Experts Say Decision Could Undermine Online Journalists
By CARL S. KAPLAN

Free speech advocates are worried that a recent federal appeals decision could have a chilling effect on online journalists who use hyperlinks to direct readers to relevant, newsworthy sites that contain illegal material....The recent, high-level judicial guidance on the law of linking came about in a relatively overlooked part of a widely-reported decision two weeks ago in the so-called " DeCSS" case....

 


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