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story category Swiss Bank Drops Wikileaks Lawsuit
Learns a lesson in censorship and public relations
(old news - 06:37PM Thursday Mar 06 2008)
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Swiss bank Julius Baer managed to convince a California Judge last month that he should yank the Wikileaks website offline for posting internal material exposing the bank for money laundering. The bank was subsequently introduced to the Streisand Effect, and the action generated a massive public backlash. That backlash resulted in the Judge reversing his decision last Friday, and yesterday the bank quietly dropped their lawsuit against Wikileaks.

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Kilroy
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join:2002-11-21
Sterling Heights, MI

Listening to the public

Who would have thunk it. Great results for something that shouldn't have happened in the first place.
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permalink · 2008-03-06 17:48:46 · Reply to this
rahvin112

join:2002-05-24
Sandy, UT

Re: Listening to the public

The Judge should have been brought before a performance review committee and probably fired and disbarred for his actions. The Judge was grossly negligent for even agreeing to hear an ex-parte motion from a foreign bank against an Australian living in Kenya. Along with the half a dozen other errors it's apparent from his original ruling he didn't even bother reading or paying attention to the merits of the case including if Wikileaks was even properly served, contrary to what he claimed publicly. That is unless you think a vague email about pursuing legal action in 3 separate countries constitutes service.

Not only should he be censured the Hollywood lawyers representing the bank should be disbarred for their conduct as well, considering they told the Judge they served Wikileaks properly (an out and out lie) and for presenting an ex-parte motion where the court clearly had NO jurisdiction and they knew it.
permalink · 2008-03-06 18:15:40 · Print · Reply to this

KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK

Judge: "Ooops. My bad."

Yep. Bad, indeed.
permalink · 2008-03-06 21:43:36 · Reply to this
jc100

join:2002-04-10
·RoadRunner Cable

Re: Listening to the public

Now, Wikileak should bring about a lawsuit against the bank for it's frivolous actions. Furthermore, they should file a complaint with the bar and send that judge for a judicial review as he needs reprimanded or disbarred. This judge made a very poor decision that violated the Constitution's right to free speech and press. This is nothing that should be taken lightly.
permalink · 2008-03-07 02:16:09 · Reply to this
Mr Matt

join:2008-01-29
Eustis, FL
·Comcast

Where are the Right Wing Extremists when you need them

Where are the Right Wing Extremists when you need them. You know the ones that picket "activists" Judges and Lawyers homes and offices for "over reaching". I would think that there should be a flock of them picketing the Judges and Lawyers and Bank's offices for the supporting the bank lawsuit violating wikileaks first amendment rights. I guess that it is routine to take down an entire website for one contested article. I hope that wikileaks file their own lawsuit and make the offending individuals and companies suffer financial pain. Without appropriate financial punishment corporate weasels will continue pulling bull feces like this.
permalink · 2008-03-06 23:01:25 · Print · Reply to this

KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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Tulsa, OK

Re: Where are the Right Wing Extremists when you need them

Uh they are the ones SUPPORTING the Bank for the takedown because it was "copyrighted material..." and insisting posting the leaks on Wiki is wrong....
permalink · 2008-03-06 23:51:03 · Reply to this

woody7
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Torrance, CA
·DSL EXTREME

 They were slamming me in a previous thread on this
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permalink · 2008-03-07 01:05:28 · Reply to this
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