On the heels of the NY State Judgement that google had to turn over the identity of a blogger who was slandering a female model (on the blogs SkanksofNY), wa Wired Magazine representative was quoted thusly :
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Nick Thompson of Wired magazine said the case will force people to recognize that the blogosphere, however anonymous, is not above the law. On the other hand, it could deter some bloggers who fear the cloak of anonymity could be lifted at any moment.
"There will be people who won't publish things that maybe they should publish or that would be good for society," Thompson said.
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I think maybe he has an overinflated sense of importance (I know that my comments on Miss Panama's Boob-Eyes aren't going to effect peace in our time.)