Defamatory Lawsuit about 'Skanks of New York' Raises Free Speech Issues on the Web

[steven johnson]

Liskula Cohen won her case in a New York court for Google to turn over the ID of a blogger she claims is defaming her.

A Manhattan court ruling could change the way people blog on the Internet.

A judge ordered Google to release the identity of a blogger who trashed Vogue cover model Liskula Cohen on an anonymous blog called "Skanks in NYC," so Cohen can file a defamatory lawsuit against the author.

CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports the ruling is raising questions about how free speech will be on the Web.

Anne Salisbury, the blogger's attorney, is challenging Cohen's claims that she was unfairly trashed by her client last year on Google's Blogger.com site. But, Salisbury says, her client's defense is based on the Bill of Rights.




Ruling Forcing Google to Unmask Blogger Raising Questions about Free Speech on the Web

[billyoc]

1. What a fucking skank.