That offensive Internet
Ron ColemanMy one-year-off college classmate, former document review colleague, oddly cheerful ultra-left-wing nut and bona fide genius (yeah, I know!) Brian Leiter has a short post full of useful resources about…
John Doe in Illinois
Evan Brown lays this out so clearly it would be a shame to go through the trouble of paraphrasing: Zynga (you know, the creator of Farmville and Mafia Wars) has…
Anonymous penumbras; submerged emanations
Glenn Reynolds links-n-thinks: ESTHER DYSON: Internet anonymity is like abortion. “I’m pro choice, but I think abortion is an unfortunate thing. I think the same thing about anonymity: Everybody should…
Wall Street rules
Ron ColemanWhen doesn’t the law defer to Internet anonymity? Is it when lives and reputations are ruined? Do they bend when privacy is broached, families are smeared, confidences betrayed on Web…
Internet anonymity still a judicial fave
Ron ColemanEvan Brown reports: A trial court in Arizona has quashed a subpoena served on Godaddy, issued by a plaintiff in a defamation suit against an anonymous website owner. Applying the…
Defamation online
It’s our future. Instapundit rounds up developments, which Julie Hilden is all over. I’ve made my point on this topic — less a legal than a cultural observation.
Blogger anonymity upheld against John Doe defamation claims
The defendant-appellant, John Doe No.1, anonymously posted allegedly defamatory statements about the plaintiff-appellee, Cahill, on an internet blog. Cahill brought a defamation action. Seeking to serve process on Doe, Cahill…
John Doe Discovery Cases Go from Meritless to Expensive
The John Doe lawsuit filed solely for discovery purposes is not only dying, but it may become its very own tort! We addressed some of the issues and developments in…
Naming Names
The ultimate branding device is a person’s name, although the oft-stated truism that “every man is entitled to do business under his own name” is far from absolute. Still and…