Andrews Computer & Online Industry Litigation Reporter
March 27, 2001
Defamation
Copyright (c) 2001 Andrews Publications
AOL SUCCESSFUL IN CHALLENGING ANONYMOUS CHAT ROOM SUBPOENA
America Online v. Anonymous Publicly Traded Company
In a matter of first impression, the Virginia Supreme Court struck a trial court order calling for America Online to produce the names of subscribers who allegedly made defamatory statements about an anonymous company in AOL chat rooms. Although the...
AOL SUCCESSFUL IN CHALLENGING ANONYMOUS CHAT ROOM SUBPOENA
America Online v. Anonymous Publicly Traded Company