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A U.S. district court in Utah effectively shut down an effort by Koch Industries, the Kansas-based industrial conglomerate whose namesake brothers are vocal skeptics of global warming, to unmask a group of anonymous climate activists who spoofed the company in a mock press release last December.
The fake statement, posted to a hoax Web site similar to Koch Industries' own, purported to be an awakening of sorts, in which the company admitted the error of its ways on climate change and committed to cease funding of groups seeking to undermine prevailing climate science.
Unamused, Koch sued for a variety of claims, including infringement of trademark, unfair competition and cybersquatting, among others. Koch had also sought to serve subpoenas on the company that hosted the sham website in order to obtain the identities of the activists.
The defendants, represented by the advocacy group Public Citizen, sought to have the subpoenas quashed, the activists' identities protected and the lawsuit -- along with all of its claims -- dismissed.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Dale A. Kimball granted all three requests.
"We're gratified that the court affirmed our clients' First Amendment right to engage in anonymous political speech and rejected Koch's baseless legal theories," said Deepak Gupta, Public Citizen's lead attorney, in an emailed statement. "This lawsuit was nothing but a well-financed attempt by Koch to bully its political opponents into submission. The court was right to stop this lawsuit in its tracks."
cont.A U.S. district court in Utah effectively shut down an effort by Koch Industries, the... more
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American officials have denied paying any “blood money” to buy the freedom of the CIA operative at the centre of a diplomatic stalemate with Pakistan.
Raymond Davis was freed from jail overnight just hours after being indicted on two murder charges after shooting dead two Pakistani men in Lahore in January.American officials have denied paying any “blood money” to buy the freedom... more
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The company has two luxury corporate jets. They dine on fine gold plated silver, all at the expense of denying life saving care to policyholders they sponge off of.The company has two luxury corporate jets. They dine on fine gold plated silver, all... more
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I guess this is Blair's kickback from major war profiteers whom he has enabled to earn billions of dollars. Disgusting.I guess this is Blair's kickback from major war profiteers whom he has enabled to... more
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