N.J. Suit Could Be Test Case for Anonymous Web Posts

A New Jersey suit could emerge as a test case of a landmark ruling that set standards for piercing Internet anonymity. Michael Gallucci, a former member of the Teaneck, N.J., Township Council, accuses a newspaper Web site of wrongfully releasing his identity as a poster, forcing him to resign and leave town. Gallucci contends that nj.com violated its privacy policy by giving out his information when another poster sued, and that the site did not comply with Dendrite International v. Doe.

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