First it’s the Patriot Act, now this? Apparently there’s nowhere left in this world for anonymous dissenters to share defaming comments about people they don’t know. A court ruling has demanded that Google release the secret identity of a certain blogger using its platform after content on the person’s blog, Skanks in NYC, was deemed unlawful in its regards to the personal and professional reputation of Canadian model Liskula Cohen.
While it isn’t uncommon for defamation lawsuits to rule in favor of the defamed, this particular lawsuit sets a precedent for the nature of blogging: no longer will individuals be granted the privilege of saying whatever they want about whoever they want whenever they choose to do so. It’s a bittersweet reality for web-dependent people like the ones at the OneRiot, because our start-up budget won’t allow for subscriptions to US Weekly. So, American judicial system, for the sake of our own personal enjoyment…can we just let this one slide?
Why can’t people express thier opinion in an anonymous manner, this is freedom of speech and in an democratic country.
This is similar to voting, this is an opinion, why should naming the person be involved, as far as the comments make logical sense.