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Court Orders Canadian Blogger’s Identity to be Outed

by  Sydney Smith September 01, 2011 07:35 PM EST

Tags: Canada, Internet Ethics, Social Media & Online Commenting

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An anonymous blogger who posted comments accused of defamation will be revealed, according to Law Times News.

The blogger, who wrote on www.lawbuzzlitigation.blogspot.com, was sued for $1 million by Sun Media Corp’s Tycho Manson, Law Times News explained.  The blog often discussed “the protracted dispute between legal forums lawbuzz.ca and advicescene.com.”

A Canadian judge ordered the blogger’s identity to be outed.

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Tags: Canada, Internet Ethics, Social Media & Online Commenting

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