The question of when the right to speak anonymously should give way to the right to preserve reputation recently made the news when actor James Woods, a caustic tweeter himself, sought an order requiring Twitter to disclose the identity of two anonymous Twitter users whom Woods sued after they tweeted he was a “cocaine addict” and “registered sex offender.” Whether Woods will be entitled to unmask his nemeses is yet to be definitively decided because the defendants have filed a special motion to strike Woods’ complaint pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP statute, thus halting all discovery. Consequently, at least for the moment, the court denied Woods’ attempt to disclose the identity of the defendants.
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We Need A New Test For Anonymous Internet Speech
December 7, 2015
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