Investors Business Daily:  “Big Brother:  The Justice Department wants an online news site to hand over its visitor list.  Why?  No one’s quite sure yet.  But if this is just a fishing expedition by the government, it’s a troubling precedent.  The unusual request for information, delivered via a grand jury subpoena to Philadelphia-based Indymedia.us, also demanded that the Web site ‘not … disclose the existence of this request,’ unless the Justice Department approves it.”

Law.com:  “Even the best run companies occasionally have dissatisfied customers.  Traditionally, a customer dispute was commenced — and on most occasions concluded — in private, whether through phone calls, letters, or even with the aid of an uninterested, third-party mediator.  In all but the most unusual circumstances (such as class actions or broadcast news’ consumer advocacy segments), publicity for any one consumer’s complaints was limited by the loudness of his voice on the ‘street corner’ and the limited access that a typical citizen had to traditional media.”

ChicagoBreakingNews:  “Buffalo Grove Village Trustee Lisa Stone should be told the name of the man she accuses of making defamatory online comments about her 15-year-old son, a judge ruled Monday in a case being watched for its Internet privacy implications.  Cook County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Lawrence ordered that the identity of a person known online as Hipcheck16 be turned over to Stone.”