SR/HBO Court Ruling Goes National

Judge John Luster’s split ruling that The Spokesman-Review must reveal the identity of Huckleberries Online commenter AlmostInnocentBystander has gone national. It is currently the No. 2 story on the Drudge Report (H/T: Dustin Hurst) and is also mentioned on Romenesko, the national media blog (H/T: Matt Mills McKnight):

• Spokane newspaper ordered to give info about anonymous commenter /Romenesko
• Judge orders paper to give info on anonymous online commenter /Drudge Report

Also the story has received 84 tweets, 108 Facebook likes and considerable comments at the SR.com site:

• SR must provide info on anonymous commenter /Tom Clouse, SR

Thoughts?