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NJ Court Protects Anonymous Net User

A New Jersey Superior Court has held that a corporation can not use court process to identify an anonymous Internet board poster without first demonstrating harm. In future cases, companies wishing to identify anonymous Internet posters will have to comply with specific guidelines to protect speech. Public Citizen and the ACLU participated in the case as amici.

Dendrite International v. John Does, New Jersey Superior Division Appellate Court Decision, July 11, 2001.
New Jersey Court Upholds Anonymity On Net Bulletin Board, Newsbytes, July 11, 2001.
Court Limits Discovery Regarding Identity of Anonymous Posters, Tech Law Journal Daily Report, July 12, 2001.
Appeals Court Protects Anonymous Internet Critics of New Jersey Company, Public Citizen Press Release, July 11, 2001.
New Jersey Court Erects Roadblocks to Flagging Cyberspammers, Law.com, July 18, 2001 (cookies required).
Privacy matters, Business Week, July 20, 2001.
Online Anonymity Wins Again, CNet News, August 13, 2001.