If you’ve been reading the book, or even just skimming it, you may have been intrigued by the mention of the legal entanglement that videoblogger Josh Wolf got into last summer. Well, believe it or not, his legal issues aren’t over: after having the case dropped, Josh now faces civil contempt charges, for refusing to hand over his entire tape of a protest march to the federal government. If you’re wondering why this matters, just consider for a moment how different the world would be if the big phone companies and ISPs had refused to hand over all our call records to the government. Someone has to take a stand, and Josh is a journalist with the right to say no.
If you’re interested in or intrigued by the case, you can follow it at his website.