Title : Apple vs. Does: Court Rules Internet Journalists Are Protected by Law 
Date : 2006-05-28 
Code : "In a decision that could set the tone for journalism in the digital age, a California appeals court ruled Friday that bloggers, like traditional reporters, have the <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/27/MNGTGJ3K7S1.DTL&feed=rss.news" target="blank">right to keep their sources confidential</a>. A panel of three judges said in a 69-page decision that a group of bloggers did not have to divulge their sources to Apple, contending that the same laws that protect traditional journalists, the First Amendment, and California's Shield Law, also apply to bloggers." Ars has an <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060527-6933.html" target="blank">analysis and history</a> of the case. 
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