Wow, I must have missed this story last month, and it’s interesting that it didn’t get more play. Randy Dotinga writes at Wired about a court ruling in Florida saying that a woman involved in a case should be considered a “public figure” - much like an elected official or celebrity - because she had been vehemently discussed on the Internet, perhaps changing how various discussions on the Internet would be considered “media” for the masses.
[update] Check out Doug Fisher’s comments as well.
