Judge Jeffrey White reversed the ruling to remove the entire Wikileaks site in a dispute over a fraction of one percent of the information on the site. As of around 2pm today, Wikileaks.org is resolving correctly. But big questions still remain.
The key problem I see is the question, "Who/what is Wilileaks.org?" It is not a corporation, partnership, LLC, PC, non-profit, for-profit, or any other IRS-classified organization. It has no offices, no officers, owners, directors, employees. It began as part of the Chinese dissident movement and can claim founders in the US, Europe, South Africa, Taiwan, and Australia. We will be seeing more and more of this as the Web continues to penetrate deeper into society. The traditional notions of jurisdiction, boundaries, and ownership will prove inadequate. This is most certainly not over.
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