19 Cited authorities

  1. McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm'n

    514 U.S. 334 (1995)   Cited 790 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that anonymous speech is constitutionally protected
  2. Sony Music Entertainment Inc. v. Does 1-40

    326 F. Supp. 2d 556 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)   Cited 1,122 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that disclosure of alleged copyright infringers by third-party ISPs did not violate the First Amendment
  3. Pure Power Boot Camp, Inc. v. Warrior Fitness Boot Camp, LLC

    813 F. Supp. 2d 489 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)   Cited 141 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that defendants' violation of SCA was neither willful nor intentional because there was no basis to conclude that defendants were "aware of the statute, or knew that their conduct was otherwise unlawful"
  4. Summit Bank v. Rogers

    206 Cal.App.4th 669 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012)   Cited 96 times   5 Legal Analyses
    In Summit Bank the court, in determining the challenged speech implicated a public issue, suggested there was a public interest in "the financial world."
  5. Piping Rock Partners, Inc. v. David Lerner Associates, Inc.

    946 F. Supp. 2d 957 (N.D. Cal. 2013)   Cited 60 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding online posting "is entirely premised on a series of verifiably false statements of [alleged] fact."
  6. Doe v. 2TheMart.com Inc.

    140 F. Supp. 2d 1088 (W.D. Wash. 2001)   Cited 65 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding that the plaintiff failed this prong because the plaintiff sought the subpoena in order to use the information as evidence to support only one of twenty-seven affirmative defenses in an underlying derivative action
  7. Highfields Capital Management, L.P. v. Doe

    385 F. Supp. 2d 969 (N.D. Cal. 2005)   Cited 54 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding that identity of individual who anonymously posted derogatory comments about a company on an online message board was protected from disclosure under the First Amendment
  8. Doe I v. Individuals

    561 F. Supp. 2d 249 (D. Conn. 2008)   Cited 39 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding " party may proceed anonymously only after demonstrating a substantial privacy right which outweighs the customary and constitutionally embedded presumption of openness in judicial proceedings"
  9. Art of Living Foundation v. Does 1-10

    Case No.: 10-CV-05022-LHK (N.D. Cal. Nov. 9, 2011)   Cited 26 times
    Finding the standard articulated in Highfields applied to anonymously posted online commentary criticizing the plaintiff's organization
  10. Global Telemedia Intern., Inc. v. Doe 1

    132 F. Supp. 2d 1261 (C.D. Cal. 2001)   Cited 38 times
    Finding relevant that company had "voluntarily trumpet[ed] its good news"
  11. Section 5-B:2 - Definitions

    N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-B:2   Cited 3 times

    In this chapter: I. "Department" means the department of state. II. "Informational filing" means an annual filing with the department made solely for the purpose of providing public access to certain information concerning the nature and organization of pooled risk management programs. Such informational filing shall be limited to the following: (a) The name and legal address of each pooled risk management program; (b) A list of current officers, their titles and addresses; (c) A brief description