some background....
http://www.ibj.com/retired-junior-achievement-exec-files-defamation-suit/PARAMS/article/19022
Jeff Miller, the retired CEO of Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, says Mayor Greg Ballard was about to hire him as a senior policy adviser, but Central Indiana Community Foundation President Brian Payne scuttled the job by spreading rumors that Miller had misappropriated money at JA.
Ballard’s chief of staff, however, said Friday morning that Miller was never seriously considered for a position.
Miller’s allegation is part of a defamation lawsuit that he filed Wednesday against Junior Achievement as well as current JA CEO Jennifer Burk, CICF and Payne. The suit, filed in Marion Superior Court, also claims tortious interference with a business or contractual relationship, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
“These unfounded and untrue statements cost Mr. Miller a job opportunity as well as caused great damage to his reputation,” the lawsuit states. Miller’s attorney, Kevin Betz, would not comment further on the case. He said he didn’t know the details about Miller’s intended role with the city.
Yikes. The only people that protects are government union goons.
Sounds like somebody needs a WAAAAAAAAAAAAAmbulance.
The gestapo wants to know where you live.
I really don’t see the defamation...
And once they set this ‘precedent’, there is no way it will every be MISUSED. (/s)
sniff, sniff, sniff...
Smells like the Alien and Sedition Act by judicial decree.
If you are going to be subpoenaed for this, state:
1. I have an open wireless connection because I don’t know how to set a password.
2. Anyone could have posted the comments, I never use that computer except for games.
3. Save your files to a flash drive, place it somewhere where the lawyer’s cannot find it (with a friend or relative) and use a hard drive killer to ‘0’ out your hard drive. Or simply remove the hard drive and dispose of it somewhere other than your own garbage.
Will they track Obama’s synthetic facebook people’s comments?
An Indiana journalism shield law that protects reporters from having to reveal their sources doesn't protect web sites from being forced to disclose who made anonymous posts, Marion Superior Court Judge S.K. Reid ruled.
- it's an Indiana, not a federal, case, and
- in any event, since freedom of the press is a right of the people, and not the establishment of a privileged class, "Shield laws" which apply to journalists as a separate class are IMHO unconstitutional.
The case is part of a national trend of claims that target anonymous Internet posters to web sites operated by news media and other owners, the Star reported.A wikileaks contributor should expect to be outted if he posts on a newspaper web site, no?
Unless it’s a Tor exit node in Argentina.
We need an “I’m Sparticus” moment.
I’ll go first:
Jeffrey Miller, the former chief executive of Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, is “greedy” and warrants an investigation by the state attorney general.
You and your pet newspaper can ride out on the horseface you rode in on....
Useful tools. Feel free to bookmark.
Free fake name generator.
http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/
Free email address good for 10 minutes (or more time if you want more).
http://10minutemail.com/10MinuteMail/index.html
Free PCTools high security password generator (4-64 chars).
http://www.pctools.com/guides/password/
Next thing this judge will do is rule that Pi = 3 again.
That is crazy
This “Judge” needs to read the Federalist papers and notice how we Americans have a very long history of anonymous debate.
Frequently anonymous debate is the only way we can have an honest debate against folk that we would otherwise regard as our friends.
Would a newspaper be allowed to protect the identity of an letter writer who made a defamatory statement that was then printed by the paper on its editorial page?
It sounds like the issue is that the paper is expected to take ownership of its online comments section just as it would a letter to the editor.