Wikileaks domain name yanked in spat over leaked documents

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White on Friday ordered that the domain name be disabled at the behest of a group of Swiss bankers who filed a lawsuit alleging that confidential information appeared on Wikileaks.org. Full Story »

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Rory O'Connor
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by Rory O'Connor - Oct. 1, 2008

A federal judge in California has pulled the plug on Wikileaks.org, a Web site that specializes in posting leaked documents often provided by whistleblowers. The case raises significant questions of cnsorshio and, as teh author of this detailed report says, "If the first few weeks of this lawsuit are any indication -- it was filed on February 6 -- it could easily spiral out of control."

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Tish Grier
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by Tish Grier - Oct. 1, 2008

Uncovered in this blog post is further information, including a link to the court order filed against Wikileaks.org, as well as a further explanation of a number of strategies for setting up archive and mirror sites.

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