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Film star brings suit on information on Wikipedia suggesting the actor is gay

donal brown December 8, 2009

Ron Livingston is suing an anonymous person who he says put up information on Wikipedia that claims Livingston has been dating a man. -DB NBC Chicago December 7, 2009 Actor Ron Livingston is suing an alleged Wikipedia hacker who reportedly posted information suggesting the actor was gay on his online bio page, according to TMZ. Livingston, whose most notable film credits include “Swingers” and “Office Space,” reportedly filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles on Friday.

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Federal judge in Arkansas dismisses defamation suit against Dixie Chicks

donal brown December 3, 2009

A federal district court dismissed a defamation suit against the Dixie Chicks over a letter on their website that asked for support for the “West Memphis Three”, then teenagers, convicted of murdering three eight-year-old boys in 1993. Two HBO documentaries cast doubt on the guilt of the teenagers. -DB Citizen Media Law Project Opinion December 2, 2009 By Sam Bayard Yesterday, a federal district court in Arkansas dismissed Terry Hobbs’ defamation lawsuit against Dixie Chicks

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Online debate between candidate’s son and unidentified writer provokes another dispute over anonymous speech

donal brown November 12, 2009

Citizen Media Law Project blogger Marc Randazza says that although a comment made by an adult to a teen-ager in an online debate was malicious and juvenile, it was not defamatory and should enjoy First Amendment  protection given court decisions on the right to speak anonymously. -DB To read Marc’s full comment, go here: Citizen Media Law Project

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State supreme court rejects ‘ownership’ argument in dismissing defamation claim against Facebook

donal brown October 22, 2009

The New York Supreme Court ruled for Facebook in a suit brought by a student against former high school classmates and their parents after the classmates  had posted on Facebook alleged false and defamatory statements about her. The court held that Facebook was protected under the Communications Decency Act, did not own the defamatory content and was not responsible it. The suit continues against the individual defendants. -DB Citizen Media Law Project Analysis October 21,

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Jury reinforces tenant that truth is defense in libel cases

donal brown October 14, 2009

In a closely watched trial, a Massachusetts jury found that a truthful mass e-mail criticizing an office supply company employee is not libelous because it was not sent with actual malice. A federal appeals court had found that the truth can be libelous. -DB The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press October 13, 2009 By Cristina Abello A Massachusetts jury has decided that a truthful mass e-mail criticizing the former employee of an office

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