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June 16th, 2006
SF Chronicle: Journalist not forced to give up video
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From the SF Chronicle:
A freelance journalist who faced a possible jail sentence for refusing to surrender video footage of a July 2005 clash between San Francisco police and anarchist demonstrators was abruptly released from a subpoena by federal prosecutors Thursday, his lawyer said…
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[...] –He sent these TV stations a bill (and was paid) for using his video without his permission. Local authorities dropped their case that attempted to get Josh’s raw tapes. –Since there was also an attempt to set a SF police car on fire, the Federal Government says it has a right to see Josh’s tapes because Federal money is used for local police equipment. Josh denies any coverage of the incident and refuses to hand over the raw video tapes citing his rights as a journalist. –Josh’s lawyer offers to let the judge privately scan the tapes for evidence of the attempted burning of a police car. The judge refuses. –The Federal Judge throws Josh in jail for contempt where Josh will remain till July 2007, or hands over the tapes and testifies in front of a Grand Jury. [...]
I’ve more or less been doing nothing worth mentioning, but eh. My life’s been really bland today. I don’t care. I’ve just been letting everything happen without me these days. That’s how it is.
Elaine, you are just to funny. Don’t ever loose your sense of humor.
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I can’t be bothered with anything these days, but shrug. I just don’t have anything to say recently. I haven’t gotten much done recently. Nothing seems worth thinking about.
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