Likelihood of Success: Orthomom blogger fights and wins on blogger anonymity

Likelihood of Success: Orthomom blogger fights and wins on blogger anonymity

Ron Coleman, who serves as General Counsel of the Media Bloggers Association, looks at a New York Internet anonymity case: "An opinion can be harmful, and there is no inherent reason why the victim of slanderous opinions should not know who is uttering them. Short of fear of the Klan or the local drug kingpin, most anonymous commentary is simply a matter of moral cowardice. But it is well established that defamation suits have a way of chilling even meritorious free speech. Until we find a way to make people accountable for what they say that does not hinge on legal sanctions, this unfortunate form of asymmetrical assault will remain with us."