Cases

Tycon Energy Corp v The Motley Fool Limited

Facts

C, a US based oil and gas exploration company sought from D, a company which operates a financial discussion board on its website, the identities of a number of posters who posted, C said, defamatory material about the company. D refused to give disclosure in the absence of a court order and adopted a neutral stance at the hearing. It notified the posters about the application and invited them to submit any reasons in writing why their identities should not be disclosed. A number of posters took up the invitation and their submissions were put before the court.

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