04-18-2006, 09:10 AM
Quote:...bloggers like Jason O'Grady...see themselves as journalists, worthy of the same legal protections as Woodward and Bernstein, the New York Times or any other traditional form of media.
The blogging world may soon find out whether the highest courts in California agree.
In a possible test of what, exactly, is a journalist in a proliferating universe of bloggers and Web masters, a San Jose appeals court on Thursday will consider whether sites like PowerPage are entitled to the same protections against divulging confidential sources as established media organizations.
The 6th District Court of Appeal will hear arguments in a case triggered by Apple, which two years ago went to court to unearth the identities of individuals who leaked confidential information on a new product called ``Asteroid'' to three Web pages...
full article: http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/silicon...361350.htm