A little breathing room

If you like free speech, you'll love this. Wired News has published a story titled Bloggers gain libel protection. The story explains that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last Tuesday that Web loggers, website operators and e-mail list editors can't be held responsible for libel for information they republish, extending crucial First Amendment protections to do-it-yourself online publishers.

I've been cautioned to watch what I say here. And certainly, everything I say could be used against me. So it's comforting that that I have at least some breathing room to do it.