Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2006

Abstract

As more and more people create personal websites and blogs, courts are more frequently asked to rule on questions related to the Internet boom. Specifically, an issue has arisen concerning what standard to apply in defamation suits brought against anonymous bloggers. Courts have wrestled with producing an appropriate standard for revealing the identity of an anonymous blogger who posts allegedly defamatory material on a message board or website.

This paper addresses the issue of the proper standard to be applied to revealing the identity of the anonymous blogger who faces allegations of defamation.

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