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A controversial website that allows whistle-blowers to anonymously post government and corporate documents has been taken offline in the US.

Every now and again, an event comes along and takes our breath away by reminding us just how far out of step the legal system can be with today's changing world. The latest example is last week's attempt by a federal judge in California to shutter Wikileaks, a website devoted to disclosing confidential information that exposes unethical behavior.

I bet you thought people banked in the Cayman Islands because they serve fruity cocktails with tiny parasols in them while you're waiting for your checks to clear. Well, you're only partly right. The other reason people keep accounts in the Caymans is to avoid paying taxes and/or to launder their ill-gotten gains.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California (ACLU-Northern California) Tuesday filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit where a federal judge ordered the disabling of one of the domain names associated with "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern.

Die Sperrung der .org-Domain der Web-Seite Wikileaks wurde wieder aufgehoben. Bezirksrichter Jeffrey S. White zog die gerichtliche Verfügung gegen den Registrar Dynadot gestern in San Francisco, Kalifornien, zurück. Die Seite selbst war über andere Domains weiterhin erreichbar. Eine Abschaltung war im Rahmen des Verfahrens nicht möglich, da sie in Schweden gehostet wird.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
BANK JULIUS BAER & CO. LTD and
JULIUS BAER BANK AND TRUST CO.
LTD,
Plaintiffs,
v.
WIKILEAKS, an entity of unknown form;
WIKILEAKS.ORG, an entity of unknown
form; DYNADOT, LLC, a California limited
liability corporation, and DOES 1 through 10,
inclusive, Defendants.