Robert X. Cringely writes: If it seems like Notes From the Field is turning into the Notes From the Land of Internet Defamation and Anonymity, my apologies. But this is a topic that I’ve sunk my teeth into and now I can’t seem to unsink them. After my recent posts about Liskula Cohen (“Skanks for…
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Court orders Google to reveal critics’ names
As a follow-up on a story previously discussed, Ben Fox reports: A resort developer has obtained a court order requiring Google Inc. to help uncover the identities of anonymous contributors to an online newspaper that posted articles linking him to government corruption in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Developer Cem Kinay of Miami accuses TCI…
Gmail may hand over IP addresses of journalists
Julian Assange of WikiLeaks writes that: A California court has issued a subpoena demanding Google reveal the IP addresses of journalists writing for a corruption busting journal from the Caribbean. The August 28 subpoena [pdf], issued by the Superior Court, County of Santa Clara, as part of a “libel tourism” action taken by non-US property…
When is “outing” bloggers actionable?
Lawsuits involving anonymous bloggers and attempts to out them were prominent in the news last week. How do the courts handle attempts to unmask bloggers and how can bloggers fight back if they have been outed? Last week, model Liskula Cohen succeeded in getting a New York court to order Google to reveal the name…