While the internet provides users with an environment in which socially valuable anonymous speech can flourish, it also provides users with an opportunity to defame others behind a shield of anonymity. If these users can…
In the recent decision of Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61 (“Grantâ€) and its companion case, Quan v. Cusson, 2009 SCC 62 (“Quanâ€), the Supreme Court of Canada sought to strike a more appropriate…
An open issue in Canadian internet defamation law is whether courts should require that anonymous defendants be given notice of, and an opportunity to oppose, applications to compel the disclosure of their identities by third parties…
A recent case illustrates that American jurisprudence is increasingly coalescing around a uniform approach to determine whether a plaintiff may compel the disclosure of an anonymous defendant’s identity in internet defamation cases. As discussed below,…
