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February 16, 2009

Topix forced to hand over identity of commentators

by at 8:12 am.

The on-line, public comment site used by the Lowell Sun, Topix, has been ordered by a Texas judge to ‘[identify] details about 178 anonymous commenters on the site.” A Dallas couple filed a law suit asking the site to give them details about anonymous commentators so that they can be identified. The site itself was not sued.

According to Computerworld, “Topix CEO Chris Tolles said that his company had received the subpoena and was currently figuring out what exactly it needed to do. Tolles said in an e-mail. ‘We prefer to make sure requests are clear and specific and not overly broad.’

“Tolles said that Topix takes privacy issues very seriously and that his firm would not ‘simply hand over all of our records’ without a review of the demand by its lawyers and a discussion of the issue with the court.”

Although in the past courts have protected the right to post comments anonymously, they have allowed lawsuits forcing web site to help identify the commentators.

This lawsuit will be watched closely not only in the blogsphere but also by first amendment advocates.

September 3, 2008

The United States of America, or the State of “Norsefire”?

by at 8:28 pm.

March 10, 2008

Think They Wouldn’t? They Did

by at 1:50 pm.

February 26, 2008

Comcast Paid Shills for FCC Hearing

by at 5:40 pm.

A Positive Note for Net Neutrality!

by at 2:09 pm.

September 25, 2007

IOKIYAR Writ Large

by at 1:43 pm.

July 31, 2007

Free Speech and the Folk Festival

by at 12:57 pm.

July 22, 2007

Visual Pollution or Political Speech

by at 4:52 pm.

November 15, 2006

Amendment Dust-up: Progressives vs. Progressives

by at 12:47 pm.

May 25, 2006

Call Meehan Today On Net Neutrality

by at 12:04 pm.

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