Online Defamation Lawsuit (USA)

They should've known better than to flame law students.

Two female law students at Yale University have filed a lawsuit in a federal district court in Connecticut against an operator and several anonymous users of AutoAdmit.com - "the most prestigious college discussion board in the world," according to its own billing. The plaintiffs in the suit allege that some less-than-prestigious lewd comments and sexual threats directed at them by the anonymous users caused them psychological and economic injury, including the loss of a summer job.

Autoadmit.com allows users to post anonymously, and does not retain IP addresses for its users. It does require a valid email address in order to register, however. The operators of the site, citing First Amendment principles, usually refuse to modify or delete offensive threads.

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rwenzori said:

A very interesting lawsuit:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/24/autoadmit_libel_case/

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Captain Slog said:

Makes me sick Bloody yanks get worse

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bwana said:

How would you expect them to resolve the matter? Tiddlywinks at 50 paces? They're law students.

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bwana said:

How would you expect them to resolve the matter? Tiddlywinks at 50 paces? They're law students.

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Rockford said:

Does this forum retain IP logs?

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Captain Slog said:

Sueing someone for percieved injury of ones poor little feelings has **** all to with law! They should deal with it and move on, like the rest of us!!

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bwana said:

They are dealing with it and the damages were tangible, not perceived.

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bwana said:

How would you expect them to resolve the matter? Tiddlywinks at 50 paces? They're law students.

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