The authors of anonymous online posts that accused a former congressman of paying $25,000 to the mayor of Mamaroneck, N.Y., in connection with a home renovation project may soon find themselves the named defendants in a defamation action. By requiring a plaintiff to make a heightened showing before obtaining the identity of anonymous posters, the ruling sets forth "important safeguards" for the entire online community, where speech sometimes gets "wild and wily," one attorney said.
July 14, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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