Mickelson sues to find source of ‘defamation’

[frankie]

Freedom of speech is one thing,slander is another

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)—Phil Mickelson filed a lawsuit against an Internet service provider in Canada to learn the identity of a person who has been posting “vexatious statements” that the four-time major champion says is a deliberate attack on his reputation.

“I’m all for freedom of speech, but I won’t tolerate defamation,” Mickelson said Thursday after his opening round in the Phoenix Open.

In his lawsuit against Videotron S.E.N.C in Quebec Superior Court, Mickelson cited comments posted on Yahoo! Sports from Nov. 11 to Nov. 12, in which one or more persons under the pseudonyms “Fogroller” and “Longtitude” make statements that allege, among other things, that Mickelson’s wife had an affair and that he fathered an illegitimate child.

Mickelson says he is a victim of defamation. He is asking the court to force Videotron to identify the person so Mickelson can “stop the dissemination of false and wrongful statements … and obtain reparation for the prejudice already suffered.”

[gulfcoastplayer]

Yes, but if he gets his way here, that will open a whole can of worms. It is a slippery slope so to speak. There will be no privacy left on the net.