Byline:

Susanna Moore

Issue:

VOL. XXVI • Summer 2009 • NO. 4 (table of contents)

Cite as:

26 John Marshall J. of Comp. & Info. Law 469

Abstract:

The article notes that the question of what tests courts should use in deciding whether to reveal the identities of anonymous Internet users is unsettled. Part II of the Article discusses the various tests courts have applied in determining whether the identity of an anonymous Internet user should be revealed—including a good-faith test, a summary judgment standard, and a balancing test. Part III analyzes the merits of each test. Finally, Part IV concludes by recommending the appropriate test courts should use in deciding whether to reveal the identities of anonymous Internet users.

Author Footnote:

Susanna Moore is working as a Judicial Clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Ms. Moore is also an Adjunct Professor of Legal Writing at the Mississipi College School of Law.

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