Internet Law

Judge Rules Web Commenter Will Be Unmasked to Mom of Criticized Teen

By Martha Neil

Nov 9, 2009, 04:00 pm CST

An Illinois judge has decided that an anonymous commenter on a newspaper website will be unmasked, even though the mother of a teen about whom "Hipcheck16" allegedly made "deeply disturbing" comments hasn't yet decided whether to sue over the posting.

The mother, Lisa Stone, is a trustee of Buffalo Grove… full story