First Facebook defamation case
Tech Bytes, a newsletter from Shadboltlaw.com, reports on the first Facebook defamation case.
In the case the complainant obtained a court order requiring Facebook to disclose:
- the registration details of the user who created a fake profile and group;
- the IP address of the computer that was used to create the fake profile and group; and
- details of Facebook activity undertaken from the computer using that IP address.
The court upheld the complainant's case that a false profile and group had been set up on Facebook. He was awarded libel damages.
In the case the complainant obtained a court order requiring Facebook to disclose:
- the registration details of the user who created a fake profile and group;
- the IP address of the computer that was used to create the fake profile and group; and
- details of Facebook activity undertaken from the computer using that IP address.
The court upheld the complainant's case that a false profile and group had been set up on Facebook. He was awarded libel damages.