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In a case brought by Apple against blog sites AppleInsider and O’Grady’s PowerPage, a San Jose appeals court ruled in favor of the First Amendment rights of blog authors. The reasoning: They’re journalists too. Go figure. From NY Times:

In its ruling, the appeals court said online and offline journalists are equally protected under the First Amendment. “We can think of no workable test or principle that would distinguish ‘legitimate’ from ‘illegitimate’ news,” the opinion states. “Any attempt by courts to draw such a distinction would imperil a fundamental purpose of the First Amendment.”