Digg CEO: Lawyers Overruled

The New York Times has a writeup that mostly recaps what Webheads have known all day. It’s worth reading to the end for this one snippet of extra reporting: Jay Adelson, Digg’s chief executive, said in an interview that the site was disregarding the advice of lawyers. “We just decided that it is more important […]

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The New York Times has a writeup that mostly recaps what Webheads have known all day. It's worth reading to the end for this one snippet of extra reporting:

Jay Adelson, Digg’s chief executive, said in an interview that the site was disregarding the advice of lawyers. “We just decided that it is more important to stand by our users.”

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