October 23rd, 2009

EFF defends Yes Men from business rage over climate hoax

By Matthew Lasar, Ars Technica

But lawyers from the Electronic Frontier Foundation are telling the Chamber to cool off about the whole affair.

What's the furor about? The Yes Men staged a fake press conference this week at the National Press Club in Washington. A "Yes Man" calling himself "Hingo Sembra" actually took to the podium in front of reporters to announce the Chamber's shift on climate change, only to have the whole spectacle turn truly bizarre when a real Chamber official showed up.

Related Issues: Free Speech

Related Cases: Chamber of Commerce v. Servin

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