Grandma's House

This particular court case in California doesn't involve anyone I know, or any blogs I read, but it could have an effect on every blog on the Internet.

Three blogs which published sensitive information about upcoming Apple products could be made to disclose where the leaks came from.

A California judge said in a preliminary ruling that bloggers should not have the same protection afforded to journalists under US law.

If this holds true, every blog could be required to prove where they get their information, cannot claim the same privacy as a journalist if they are called into court, etc. This could seriously cramp the investigative blogging some people do so well. What blogger wants to write a story, then be called in to court to testify as to where they got their information? Of course, bloggers should not write anything that's not true. The only exception is the editorial/opinion piece, which is a person's thoughts, not necessarily facts. You know what I'm trying to say here. Words aren't flowing right now. All I'm saying is, slippery slope time, guys.