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A federal judge dismissed a harassment case that could have set a precedent for freedom of speech online. The defendant was accused of posting thousands of messages on Twitter, threatening a Buddhist religious leader. The judge argued that the constitution protects public speech online. In other news, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee postponed voting on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act until further notice. The bill would force ISPs to blacklist websites believed to violate copyright laws. Experts warn that the legislation could cause great damage to Internet security. And finally, a new network of satellites will improve the accuracy of GPS receivers. A GPS device requires four satellites to find where you’re located and the U.S. only has a total of thirty in orbit. The new network would make GPS accurate to within three feet of the device.