The following story appeared in The Globe Online: Date: 2/29/2000 By Ross Kerber, Globe Staff Headline: Free speech or cyber-slander? Story Intro: Cyberspace has become less anonymous as companies use libel suits to find and unmask their online critics, but now some cyber-chatters are fighting back. The chatters claim a First Amendment right to post messages on electronic bulletin boards using pseudonyms. They have scored some success in challenging attempts to pry loose their identities from Internet service providers. The legal battle may alter the balance of power on the Web as chatters try to extend a tradition, dating back to the Federalist Papers of 1787, which respects unsigned opinions. Yet never before has anonymity applied to an arena as broad as the Internet, where commercial interests are swamping the network's libertarian roots. If you're interested in the rest of this story point your web browser to: http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/060/business/Free_speech_or_cyber_sl ander_+.shtml (You can easily copy and paste the URL above into the location line of your browser.) Regards, Matt- ************************************************************************** Subscribe to Freematt's Alerts: Pro-Individual Rights Issues Send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words subscribe FA on the subject line. List is private and moderated (7-30 messages per month) Matthew Gaylor,1933 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., PMB 176, Columbus, OH 43229 Archived at http://www.egroups.com/list/fa/ **************************************************************************
