Anonymous posters can't be anonymous, says UK court

Anonymous posters can't be anonymous, says UK court. ZDNET.co.uk: “UK Web sites could be expected to hand over the identity of anonymous notice board posters following a landmark ruling in the UK involving ISP Totalise and the Motley Fool trading site. In the court ruling, Motley Fool was denied the privilege granted to print publications to protect sources and asked to disclose the identity of a message board user accused of posting defamatory remarks concerning Totalise.”… [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

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