The Digital Media Lawyer Blog:  “Communications Decency Act update:  A New Jersey Superior Court judge recently evoked controversy among First Amendment and media law experts by ordering GoDaddy, Domains by Proxy, ASP.net and Verisign to ‘shut down and disable’ three websites which published allegedly defamatory posts.  See Apex Technology Group, Inc. v. Doe, N.J. Superior Ct., Law Division, Middlesex County, No. MID-L-7878-09, Order (Dec. 23, 2009).  The preliminary injunction order was issued based on the plaintiffs’ claim that it had been defamed by postings that appeared on the sites www.endh1b.com, www.itgrunt.com, and www.guestworkerfraud.com.  The order also directed the three websites to take down the posts, as well.”

Related posts:

  1. Online Publisher Not Subject to Injunction Against Original Author of Defamatory Posts
  2. Law Firm & Ex-Associate Litigate Badmouth Blog Battle in State & Federal Court
  3. Order to Shut Down Websites Critical of Apex Technology Group is Dangerous and Wrong
  4. Do I Need a Privacy Policy?: When Websites Are Required to Post Privacy Policies
  5. Citysearch Click Fraud Class Action Certified — but Proving Meaningful Damages May Remain a Problem for Plaintiffs
  6. MySpace Threats Reach Across State Lines
  7. US Spies Buy Stake in Firm that Monitors Blogs & Tweets
  8. Bankruptcy Court Finds Links in Email Defamatory
  9. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC): Supreme Court Ruling Is a Major Victory for New Media First Amendment Rights
  10. Court Refuses Request to Unmask Anonymous Blogger who Was Not a Party to a Suit