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28 Aug 2009 09:25

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World: Scandal-plagued Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi in a sue-happy mood

  • We have instructed our colleagues to evaluate, according to the laws in their countries, the most serious cases of real, true defamation.
  • Silvio Berlusconi’s lawyer, Niccolo Ghedini • On the decision to file lawsuits against media outlets throughout Europe that have published defamatory articles against him. Considering that Berlusconi owns a number of outlets himself in Italy, wouldn’t it be really funny if he accidentally sued a paper he owned? • source

19 Aug 2009 11:07

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Culture, Tech: Anonymous blogger cattiness isn’t protected, a judge says

  • A blog named Skanks in NYC wrote this mean, biting statement about model Liskula Cohen: “How old is this skank? 40 something? She’s a psychotic, lying, whoring, still going to clubs at her age, skank.” Cohen saw it and got mad. source
  • Cohen sued a few months ago, and on Monday, the court ruled that she was allowed to sue the anonymous blogger for defamation. And worse: Google has to reveal her identity. Yikes. This is bad precedent. source