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Court Protects Anonymous Speech

A federal court in Washington has denied the request of an Internet company to learn the names of persons who anonymously criticized it in a chat room discussion. The court held that the company had not provided sufficient evidence to overcome the posters� First Amendment rights.

Court ruling big win for Net privacy, Seattle Times, April 20, 2001.