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Dutch Court Orders Lycos to Reveal Client

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the privacy-not-so-private-when-you-break-a-law dept.

linumax writes to tell us InformationWeek is reporting that the Dutch Supreme Court ruled against Lycos last Friday stating that they wrongly protected the identity of a user who posted "slanderous allegations" against an internet postage-stamp dealer. From the article: "The dealer and claimant, identified in court documents only as A. Pessers, took Lycos to court in 2003, seeking the details of its client so he could pursue financial damages allegedly resulting from the allegations."

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  1. irony? by rootedgimp · · Score: 5, Funny

    the supreme court told lycos, 'go get it!'...

  2. David vs Goliath by xfletch · · Score: 3, Funny
    Sorry, let me get this straight - an internet stamp dealer took lycos to court and won?

    Man, am I proud to be european.

  3. The original conversation by kleptonin · · Score: 5, Funny

    st4mp_h8r_2005: ur stampz r gay
    a_pessers: >:-(
    a_pessers: *sues u*

  4. watch it, buddy! by milktoastman · · Score: 4, Funny

    What are you sayin? That the dealer ain't so good at his job? This sounds dangerously close to slander to me, buddy. You are SO sued!

  5. I think you mean... by Eradicator2k3 · · Score: 1, Funny

    "...so he could pursue financial damages allegedly resulting from the allegations."

    I think he means "so he could allegedly pursue the alleged financial damages (as alleged) allegedly resulting from the allegations."

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    Mr. T pitied this fool on 27 July 1992.