On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Roberto Verzola <[email protected]> wrote: > When the local media aired the wiretapped conversation between GMA and > Garci, did they violate any law? Even conceding for the sake of argument
Fair enough > that the wiretap was illegally done (by a govt person, not the media), > once the media heard the contents, weren't they justified in following a > higher moral obligation to inform the public? WikiLeaks did not steal > the files. A whistleblower within the U.S. govt gave the files to them. > > The comparison between WikiLeaks and private mail, or WikiLeaks and > copying commercial software does not hold, because governments are > accountable to the public for what they do. WikiLeaks simply exposed the > illegal activities and corruption in various governments. > > Obet > exactly -- quarq consulting: agile, open source _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
