Is This The Beginning Of The End Of Internet Blogs?

I recently came across this article in a NYC internet site, and dismissed it as ridiculous. But upon closer examination of the facts behind this case, I came to realize that this may be more serious than just a simple lawsuit.

The best article about it was recently posted by Ognir, under www.wakeupfromyourslumber.blogspot.com, and I figure I would post it up for my own readers, with my comments to follow. Here is the article:

Jew sues for being called a goyim, court orders Google blogger to reveal author's identity

Liskula Cohen, a Vogue cowergirl, has won a court ruling asking Google to reveal the identity of an anonymous blogger who called the former model a 'skank'.

Miss Cohen, 37, went to the Manhattan supreme court to discover who had attacked her so she could sue for defamation.

The Skanks in NYC blog featured photos of Miss Cohen and described her in a series of unflattering terms.

Under the pseudonym "Anonymous", her critic wrote: "I would have to say that first place award for 'Skankiest in NYC' would have to go to Liskula Gentile Cohen." Miss Cohen, a former Australians Vogue covergirl, was a "40-something" who "may have been hot 10 years ago", said the blogger.

In what may prove a far-reaching ruling, Joan Madden, a New York supreme court judge, rejected the blogger's claim that the blogs were a "modern day forum for conveying personal opinions, including invective and ranting" and should not be treated as factual assertions.

The judge quoted a ruling by a Virginia court in a similar case that said that anonymous online taunters should be held accountable when their derision goes too far.

Steven Wagner, a lawyer for Miss Cohen, said he was "happy that the court recognises that the internet is not a place where people can freely defame people".

Google said it had complied with the ruling by supplying the blogger's IP and email addresses to Miss Cohen's lawyers. The blog was removed as soon as Miss Cohen took legal action.

Mr Wagner said the blogger would now be sued for defamation.

However, Anne Salisbury, a lawyer who represented the blogger in court, had accused Miss Cohen of bringing the case to attract publicity rather than restore her reputation.

She pointed out that the blog had attracted little notice and would have languished in obscurity if Miss Cohen had not sued.

The lawyer warned that the ruling on Monday has "potentially damaging implications for free speech on the internet".

Her client's language was not unusual on the internet and that such name-calling was rampant on some comments sections, blogs and Twitter, she said.

Google said it sympathised with the victims of "cyberbullying" but also respected privacy concerns. As a result, it only divulged user information when ordered by a court to do so.

telegraph.co.uk

People don’t hate you because you’re a model, people hate you because you come off as a b!tch, which you probably are. I’m guessing she didn’t have enough money to support her coke habit anymore so she had to sue for some cash.

NTS Notes: The last comment is by Ognir, and says it all. I totally agree with his perspective on this situation. Overall, this may be one of the most important lawsuits in recent times that deals with freedom of expression. For years, Internet bloggers have been able to put up articles freely without any repercussions or the need to expose themselves to lawsuits. Now if this case is won by this person, then it could spell the end to Internet freedom, and another step towards total loss of all freedoms.

Lets hope that we can continue to have this last bastion of true freedom, the Internet, continue without the Zionist criminals enforcing censorship!

More to come

NTS

Update: It seems that Miss Cohen had caused a major uproar because the accused blogger turned around and sued both her, and Google, for her exposure. Miss Cohen has quietly dropped all charges, and it seems that the status quo is now in place... For now!