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wikileaks judge realizes you can't enjoin the net: Wikileaks judge realizes you can't enjoin the netforgetting the 1st Amendment?Clsoing down a whole site due to one item that may or may not be actionable seems a bit Stalinish to me. Perhaps our esteemed jurist would like to look at a little document called THE CONSTITUTION! Or perhaps he...; Tags: Wikileaks, Miranda, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; Discussion threads 2008-03-04
wikileaks is free: Wikileaks is freeOne thing for sure..Whatever the result of the wikileaks case, one thing's for sure, bank Julius Baer can close shop and go home now. It would be interesting to see how they're going to move forward on this.; Tags: Wikileaks; Discussion threads 2008-03-02
wikileaks is free: Coming to his constitutional senses, Judge Jeffrey White reversed his previous injunctions against the Wikileaks whistleblowing site. Wikileaks had been offline at wikileaks.org, although it had been available at other servers around the world, including wikileaks.be. From Reuters: "There are serious questions of prior...; Tags: Court, Obligation, Wikileaks, Banking, Social Security, Financial Services, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-29
Judge reconsiders injunction in wikileaks case: If you're a lawyer, you gotta love this. At the end of the day Thursday, Federal Judge Jeffrey White -- the judge who issued the shut-down notice against Wikileaks -- released his questions for argument PDF for Friday morning's hearing regarding that order. White also...; Tags: Plaintiff, Wikileaks, Web Site Development, Productivity, Government, Web Technology, Domain Names, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-28
wikileaks responds to Baer on judge's shut-down order: Wikileaks sent out this reponse to Baer's press release on the shut-down. Baer alleges that they couldn't negotiate with Wikileaks. This is a lie. Wikileaks at all times responded with grace and dignity to BJBs highly irregular demands and left communication open. A...; Tags: Bank, Document, Hollywood, Lawyer, Wikileaks, Baer, BJB, Financial Services, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-28

Statement from bank in wikileaks case: Statement from bank in Wikileaks caseI donated 50 bucks to WikiLeaks this week.Winston Churchill:If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; If you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; You may come to the moment when you...; Tags: Financial services, Wikileaks, bank; Discussion threads 2008-02-28
The First Amendment and wikileaks: The First Amendment and WikileaksNot Prior Restraint? Horse-feathers!It is clear that this is unconstitutional, and only a lawyer would hedge his bets by giving the bank and the court any benefit of doubt. This is the most egregious use of pernicious censorship that I have seen in ages:...; Tags: Wikileaks, First Amendment; Discussion threads 2008-02-21
Bank that censored wikileaks was preparing for IPO: Correction: This post previously reported that there was a press statement from WikiLeaks; in fact, I did receive it from Wikileaks, but it turns out that email was forwarded, unattriibuted, a posting by Animats on Slashdot. Wikileaks has discovered Bank Julius Baer was preparing to take their...; Tags: Asset, Bank, SEC, WikiLeaks, IPO, Asset Management, Mutual Funds, Financial Planning, Investment, Retirement Plans, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-20
wikileaks Not Shut Down: WikiLeaks has not been shut down. It's more available than ever. I had not intended on commenting about this story. I have seen it and seen it, ever since the Web was spun. Local government tries to suppress something, data gets routed offshore. Chinese...; Tags: Censorship, Judge, News, WikiLeaks, Web Site Development, Government, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-02-20
Judge+orders+wikileaks+offline%2C+then+backs+off: Judge+orders+WikiLeaks+offline%2C+then+backs+offAren't the alleged "trade secrets" illegal?I'm sure that's not what the law says, but I don't think that "trade secrets" involving illegal conduct should be legally enforcible.RE: Judge orders WikiLeaks offline, then backs offShould be titled "Corrupt U.S. judge scared straight"Looks offline to me...NTRE: Judge orders WikiLeaks offline, then backs...; Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Wikileaks; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
Judge orders wikileaks offline, then backs off: The WikiLeaks.org site is offline today, following a series of orders from a US District Court in San Francisco. WikiLeaks had posted numerous documents "allegedly reveal secret Julius Baer trust structures used for asset hiding, money laundering and tax evasion." (WikiLeaks press release, Feb. 18, 2008.)) JB...; Tags: Order, WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks.org Site, Taxes, Free Trade, Domain Names, Financial Planning, Finance, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-19
California court order effectively erases wikileaks: California court order effectively erases WikileaksOh yes! Judges are so wonderful! *sweet*LOL!Judges are so wonderful who are so illiterate in computer technology and the Internet... :D ]:)Aren't judges wonderful?I think everyone should have one or two in their pocket (like many large organizations obviously do.)InternationalThey need to register the site...; Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Currency & Foreign exchange, Pandora, Constitution, GW Bush, Wikileaks, California Court; Discussion threads 2008-02-18
wikileaks gives an online home to repressed dissidents: Irony is such sweet sorrow. WikiLeaks.org was not supposed to go public yet. The site, inspired by Wikipedia, aims to be an anonymous way for people in censored countries to post government documents without getting picked up by the secret police. But someone leaked its existence in a...; Tags: Wiki, irony, Wikileaks, Wikipedia; Blog posts 2007-01-15

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wikileaks case emphasizes rule against prior restraint: Paul Alan Levy of Public Citizen has a Google Comment up on the whole Wikileaks fiasco. Now that Julius Baer has moved for dismissal, We are confident that judges in such future cases will have learned the lesson taught by the proceedings in federal...; Tags: Bank, Restraint, Alan Levy, Financial Services, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-06
Toshiba to open up U.S. nuclear-power business: Toshiba to open up U.S. nuclear-power businessHah. Fat chance.Americans have been programmed to think nuclear radiation is the most toxic material on the planet.RE: Toshiba to open up U.S. nuclear-power businessOne mention of the words 'Nuclear Power' and everyone freaks out. They immediately link it to nuclear fission, which...; Tags: Toshiba Corp., nuclear-power business, reactor, nuclear energy; Discussion threads 2008-03-06
wikileaks judge realizes you can't enjoin the net: So, the Wikileaks.org site is back online, after Federal Judge Jeffrey White dissolved his previous order, ordering the site's U.S. registrar to pull it off the net. In reversing those orders, the judge focused on the First Amendment implications of taking the site down. But even more to the point,...; Tags: Injunction, Court, Internet, Web Site Development, Financial Services, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-03
French court says site cannot grade teachers: French court says site cannot grade teachersActually, one could conclude thatit is up to students to hail or rail against the pros and cons of their teachers real issues not rants or raves, not necessarily on the grounds of their teachers educational credentials, but on the manner of their teaching,...; Tags: Performance management, French Court; Discussion threads 2008-03-03
Judge releases wikileaks: All it took was a little representation. That is one trouble with the US legal system. You have to show up to defend yourself. The guys at Wikileaks.org were effecitvely put out of business by aggressive swiss bankers because they did not show up in court. At a...; Tags: Domain Names, Blogging, Internet, Richard Stiennon; Blog posts 2008-02-29
Statement from bank in wikileaks case: Julius Baer just moved this statement to reporters: Julius Baer wishes to address certain misconceptions relating to a recent court decision to take the Wikileaks.org website off line. This decision was arrived at only after a month long effort on the part...; Tags: Bank, Web Site, Web Site Development, Financial Services, Web Technology, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-28
Declan on wikileaks: The news today is that several free speech advocates are stepping into the fray over Wikileaks. See Declan McCullagh's coverage. I love his syllogism: [Shutting down Wikileaks is] like Apple not liking CNET News.com's scoop a few years ago which it was about the switch to Intel...; Tags: Internet, Domain Names, Litigation, Blogging, Semiconductors, Processors, Business Operations, Hardware, Components, Richard Stiennon; Blog posts 2008-02-27