Is “bigot” defamatory enough to pierce anonymity?
Thanks to Deep Cuz , who spotted a legal fracas that revolves around “bigot” being used as an anonymous comment to a blog posting  – and the ruling by a New York State judge that the word isn’t defamatory enough to warrant the forced disclosure of the poster’s identity.
Cuz directed me to Mike Masnick’s recent posting on Tech Dirt that, in turn, cites an analysis of the [...]

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