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Anonymous Online Commenters and Critics Who Are Careless About Facts Are Increasingly Risking Lawsuits and Can Easily Be Tracked Down Once Sued

By Andis Kaulins

"A false sense of Internet security can mean legal quagmires for critics who are careless about facts" is the subtitle of Blogger beware: Postings can lead to lawsuits, an August 23, 2010 article in the Los Angeles Times by David G. Savage of the Tribune Washington Bureau.

The article particularly addresses anonymous online comments, postings and/or emails, which are often used by anonymous persons to libel and slander the reputations of others and/or to spread untruths.

As Savage writes:

"The right to speak, whether anonymously or otherwise, is not unlimited," wrote Judge Margaret McKeown....

""A lot of people don't know how easy it is to track them down" once a lawsuit is filed, said Sara J. Rose, an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer in Pittsburgh."

Full post as published by LawPundit on August 24, 2010 (boomark / email).