...and just yesterday, another lawsuit has emerged challenging bloggers this time from a former Clinton staffer: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1552346/posts
It seems that legal pressures are being brought to bear on internet freedoms...
It happened on another internet forum I frequent - a forum for the discussion of Gibson Les Paul guitars. Someone sued both the site and some posters over comments made in the "Off Topic" area. The site responded by charging posters for the "privilege" of posting in the off-topic area. What a pain in the ass for everyone involved.