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ArizonaLast updated on July 18th, 2008 Tucson Greyhound Park v. ZoldanPosted July 3rd, 2008 by Matt C. SanchezTucson Greyhound Park (TGP) filed a defamation suit against blogger Karyn Zoldan after she criticized its treatment of racing dogs. TGP took issue with Zoldan's postings on End Tucson Greyhound Racing, including statements that tens of thousands of dogs had died at the park during its sixty-year... read more » Last updated on July 3rd, 2008 MediaDefender v. isoHunt.com and GPiO.orgPosted March 27th, 2008 by Jill ButtonAfter internal e-mails from MediaDefender, a company that seeks to prevent the "spread of illegally traded copyrighted material over the Internet and Peer-to-Peer networks," were leaked, the company sent takedown notices to a number of sites that posted and linked to the information, including isoHunt.com, a... read more » Last updated on June 5th, 2008 Montana Holdings v. DoePosted March 12th, 2008 by CMLP StaffMontana Holdings, a resort developer located in the Bahamas, filed a John Doe lawsuit in Arizona state court against the anonymous operator of the website www.resortbuyerbeware.com. The website allegedly contained false and defamatory statements about a Montana Holdings resort project and the people involved in developing it. After filing... read more » Last updated on April 22nd, 2008 Global Royalties v. Xcentric VenturesPosted March 6th, 2008 by CMLP StaffGlobal Royalties, Ltd., an international firm that brokers investments in gemstones, sued Xcentric Ventures, Inc., Ed Magedson, and Jane Doe Magedson over three allegedly defamatory posts made by a third... read more » Last updated on June 5th, 2008 Legal Protections for Anonymous Speech in ArizonaNote: This page covers information specific to Arizona. For general information concerning legal protections for anonymous speech see the Legal Protections for Anonymous Speech section of this guide. In both cases where Arizona courts have considered attempts to unmask an anonymous online speaker, Arizona courts have applied tests that are highly protective of anonymous speech. The two cases are discussed below: read more » Last updated on April 26th, 2008 Freecycle Network v. OeyPosted January 15th, 2008 by Matt C. SanchezThe Freecycle Network (TFN) is a nonprofit corporation that acts as a central administrative point for local recycling communities around the United States... read more » Last updated on June 4th, 2008 Gilding v. CarrPosted January 4th, 2008 by swittenauerJohn Carr is the former past president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. Carr operates a blog, The Main Bang, on which he often criticizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In two blog posts in July 2007, Carr wrote about an FAA employee who committed... read more » Last updated on May 28th, 2008 Mobilisa v. Doe: Another Big Win for Anonymous Speech OnlinePosted November 28th, 2007 by Sam BayardAn Arizona appellate court handed down an important decision yesterday in Mobilisa, Inc. v. Doe, 1 CA-CV 06-521 (Ariz. Ct. App. Nov. 27, 2007), a case involving the thorny legal question of what standard should govern requests for discovery of the identity of an anonymous Internet speaker whose speech allegedly violated a plaintiff's rights. This question requires courts to balance the anonymous speaker's First Amendment right to engage in anonymous speech against the plaintiff's right to pursue a valid cause of action against a speaker who has engaged in constitutionally unprotected speech or conduct, such as libel, misleading commercial speech, threats, "fighting words," or copyright infringement. In this case, the court held that, in order to strike the appropriate balance, the requesting party must show: (1) the speaker has been given adequate notice and a reasonable opportunity to respond to the discovery request; (2) the requesting party's cause of action could survive a motion for summary judgment on elements not dependent on the speaker's identity; and (3) a balance of the parties' competing interests favors disclosure. read more » Bookmark/Search this post with: Mobilisa v. DoePosted November 28th, 2007 by Sam BayardIn mid-2005, Mobilisa, Inc., a Washington company that provides wireless and mobile communication systems to government and military clients, filed a John Doe lawsuit in state court in Washington. According to a court opinion in related litigation in Arizona, the dispute arose out of a June 21, 2005 email... read more » Last updated on June 6th, 2008 |
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