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demmo47

07/16/10 8:02 PM

#164332 RE: beach_trades #164306

http://www.cyberslapp.org/about/page.cfm?PageID=7

How is Internet anonymity under attack?
A new form of lawsuit called a "CyberSLAPP" suit is threatening to overturn the promise of anonymous online speech and chill the freedom of expression that is central to the online world. CyberSLAPP cases typically involve a person who has posted anonymous criticisms of a corporation or public figure on the Internet. The target of the criticism then files a frivolous lawsuit just so they can issue a subpoena to the Web site or Internet Service Provider (ISP) involved, discover the identity of their anonymous critic, and intimidate or silence them.