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AFP: Blogger jailed in Anna Nicole Smith defamation suit

Monday, June 1st, 2009

HOUSTON, Texas (AFP) - A real estate agent in Houston who blogged about Anna Nicole Smith was jailed for contempt last week in a defamation case brought by the late Playboy model's mother. Legal experts said bloggers are increasingly the targets of such litigation, which are testing the bounds of free ...

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AFP: Swedish pirates have wind in their sails for EU vote

Monday, June 1st, 2009

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A Swedish party which wants an Internet filesharing free-for-all, the Pirate Party, could become one of the surprise new entrants to the European parliament this week. The party, which also wants to beef up Internet privacy, was founded in January 2006 and quickly attracted members angered by controversial ...

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