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		<title>Judge: anonymous web comments don&#8217;t meet legal standards of libel or defamation</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Montana Judge just ruled that anonymous web comments on a newspaper web site are protected from disclosure by that state&#8217;s Shield Law. He also questioned whether anonymous comments&#8230;&#8221;have enough credibility to meet legal requirements of libel and defamation.&#8221;



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://halfwaytoconcord.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/concordhiphop.jpg"><img src="http://halfwaytoconcord.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/concordhiphop.jpg" alt="anonymous web comment" title="anonymous hoodlum" width="320" /></a>A Montana Judge just ruled that <a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003845868">anonymous web comments</a> on a newspaper web site are protected from disclosure by that state&#8217;s Shield Law. He <strong>also questioned</strong> whether anonymous comments&#8230;&#8221;<em>have enough credibility to meet legal requirements of libel and defamation</em>.&#8221;</p>
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