Monday, December 19, 2005

Fighting For Free Speech on the Net

Via CNN.

Scottish bookseller Joe Gordon once used his blog to let off steam after a hard day's work behind the counter.

But in January this year, his online diary got him into trouble after he complained about his bosses to the cyberworld, and ended up getting fired.

Gordon had worked for an Edinburgh branch of Waterstone's bookstore for 11 years, and lost his job after calling his boss "evil."

Though he never named his boss or the company, he did hint at its identity, which was enough for Waterstone's to take action.

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