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Technology & Science

Apr. 20, 2011

Does WikiLeaks Have Anything to Do With the Internet?

The practical impact of WikiLeaks' publication of government documents may be profound, but the legal impact will be remarkably minor. By Aaron Caplan of Loyola Law School.


By Aaron Caplan


FIRST IN A TWO PART SERIES: The controversy over publication of leaked State Department documents by the WikiLeaks Web site seems to have "Internet" written all over it. It is treated as a major technology story by publications like Wired magazine and Internet advocacy organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation. How could I ask whether it has anything to do with the Internet? The on-line nature of the WikiLeaks enterpri...

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