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Friday, December 14, 2001
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,48996,00.html Court: Online Scribes Protected By Mark K. Anderson Online journalism is the same as print, radio and TV news when it comes to free-press protections against charges of libel. That's the decision of the New York State Supreme Court in the widely watched case of the National Bank of Mexico against Narconews.com. The court ruled that online journalists reporting on matters of public importance, like their colleagues in other media, can only be found guilty of libel if their actions are deemed malicious.....
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