>From Benton-Communications -- also deals with privacy issues and the web:
CREATORS OF ANTI-ABORTION WEB SITE TOLD TO PAY MILLIONS
Issue: Free Speech
A federal jury has ruled that Planned Parenthood and a group of doctors should receive
more than $107 million from 14 militant anti-abortion activists.
The defendants are creators of web site that lists the names, home addresses, and
license-plate numbers of abortion providers. Names of the doctor's spouses and
children are also provided on the site.
The plaintiffs successfully argued that the Web material amounted to deadly threats.
"Whether these threats are posted on trees or on the Internet, their intent and impact
is the same: to threaten the lives of doctors who courageously serve women seeking to
exercise their right to choose abortion," said Gloria Feldt, president of the Planned
Parenthood Federation of America. Defense lawyers say that the court's ruling poses a
disturbing threat to the freedom of speech.
[SOURCE: New York Times (A11), AUTHOR: Sam Howe Verhovek]
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/02/biztech/articles/03abortion.html>
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