In a crucial victory for both online journalists and bloggers, a California appeals court ruled Friday that Apple enthusiast site AppleInsider was entitled to the same protections as traditional journalists. The ruling overturns a previous verdict that would have put online writers at a serious disadvantage to their mainstream media counterparts.
The original ruling, handed down by California Superior Court Judge James Kleinberg in March of last year, stated that journalist protections not apply to the sites, as trade secrets were revealed in violation of state law.
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