Judge Orders Google to Identify Blogger, Supreme Court Judge Madden ordered Google on Monday to hand over the blogger’s e-mail and IP addresses to plaintiff so that they can sue for defamation. Sarasota Private Investigator Bill Warner has also filed a Defamation, Libel law suit against Google Inc and several other parties including Khalim Massoud and Muslims Against Sharia.
In January 2009 model Liskula Cohen was the target of a blog called ‘
Skanks in NYC ?’ The Google Blogger-hosted site featured embarrassing, personal photos of Cohen, and the anonymous author said of her: “I would have to say that first place award for ‘Skankiest in NYC’ would have to go to Liskula Gentile Cohen.” The site was quickly taken down when Cohen decided to try and take legal action, but Google refused to hand over the blogger’s identity, unless ordered to do so by a court. Miss Cohen, 37, went to the Manhattan Supreme Court to discover who had attacked her so she could sue for defamation.
According to the Telegraph, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Joan Madden ordered Google on Monday to hand over the blogger’s e-mail and IP addresses. Google gave the information to Cohen’s lawyers, who plan to sue the blogger for defamation. In what may prove a far-reaching ruling, Joan Madden, a New York supreme court judge, rejected the blogger's claim that the blogs were a "modern day forum for conveying personal opinions, including invective and ranting" and should not be treated as factual assertions.The judge quoted a ruling by a Virginia court in a similar case that said that anonymous online taunters should be held accountable when their derision goes too far. Steven Wagner, a lawyer for Miss Cohen, said he was "happy that the court recognises that the internet is not a place where people can freely defame people".
Cohen told ‘Good Morning America’ on Wednesday that the blogger was a former acquaintance. She said, “Thank God it was her… she’s an irrelevant person in my life. She’s just somebody that, whenever I would go out to a restaurant, to a party in New York City … she was just that girl that was always there.”
Cohen went on to tell Diane Sawyer that she called the blogger and said, “I just want you to know that if I’ve ever done anything to you to actually deserve this then I’m really very sorry. I’m sincerely apologetic.” The model told the New York Post that the blogger was a bit tongue-tied during the call, responding with “Um, um, um,” after being confronted.
This is a case that many, especially privacy experts, will be watching closely, now that Google has been ordered to divulge the identity of a customer. If simply calling Cohen a “skank” online is ruled to be defamation, it may open the door for more litigation against the hordes on Facebook, Twitter, and the like who loudly hurl insults at celebrities and one another. [From: Telegraph, NY Post, ABC News, and CNN]
See law suit filed by private Investigator Bill Warner on Google Inc et all, the case in Manhattan Supreme Court as seen above provides a precedent to open the door for private investigator Bill Warner to obtain the real identitiy of “Khalim Massoud”, “Muslims Against Sharia” and “Jane Doe” and serve papers on them. Google Inc and Enter Net Inc and Phyllis Barr VP have already been served.“Show Me the Money” Khalim Massoud, Muslims Against Sharia, “Jane Doe”, Google Inc, Eric Schmidt CEO, Enter Net Inc., Phyllis Barr VP, $500,000 (each Defendant, 7 in all) Lawsuit Filed 5/01/2009 in Sarasota County by Sarasota Private Investigator Bill Warner !
Keep posting libelous, impersonation posts on private investigator Bill Warner Mr. Massoud, the clock is ticking on you “Jane Doe”and the Muslims Against Sharia group now. Additional individuals will be added to the lawsuit as their real names become apparent during discovery phase of the lawsuit. Muslims Against Sharia, so now we will really take a look at who is behind this site and all their PHONY periphery sites.
FOLLOW THE “MUSLIMS AGAINST SHARIA” LAWSUIT CASE (Number
2009 CA 007420 NC) ONLINE AS IT PROCEEDS THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM, CLICK HERE.
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