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Google Ordered to Identify YouTube Stalker

A Manhattan court has given Google two weeks to identify the creator of a creepy YouTube shrine to ex-model Carla Franklin. The case bears some resemblance to that of another ex-model, Liskula Cohen, who got a New York court to unmask the so-called “skank blogger,” who was anonymously insulting her using Google’s Blogger service. The outed blogger, Rosemary Port, threatened to sue Google, claiming a First Amendment right to blog anonymously.

Weekend Update, 8.29.09–The "Skank" Issue

As of this week, pretty much anyone can tell you–“Skank” blogging just doesn’t pay. Unless your $15 million privacy lawsuit against Google ends up going your way, that is. Rosemary Port, the person who used Blogger to anonymously insult former model Liskula Cohen, was unmasked last week after months of speculation and promptly sued Google for turning over her information. Hilarity ensued, complete with dueling morning TV appearances.
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Weekend Update, 8.29.09–The “Skank” Issue

As of this week, pretty much anyone can tell you–“Skank” blogging just doesn’t pay. Unless your $15 million privacy lawsuit against Google ends up going your way, that is. Rosemary Port, the person who used Blogger to anonymously insult former model Liskula Cohen, was unmasked last week after months of speculation and promptly sued Google for turning over her information. Hilarity ensued, complete with dueling morning TV appearances.
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Exposed “Skank” Blogger Threatens Google With Privacy Suit, Is Happy to Talk About It

What do you do if you’re a blogger who thinks your privacy has been unfairly violated? If you’re Rosemary Port, you threaten to file a high-profile lawsuit, then go to newspapers and TV networks to talk about it. That’s the strategy Port is pursuing now that she’s been outed as the “skank blogger”–the person who used Google’s Blogger service to anonymously insult former model Liskula Cohen.
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