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Twitter Must Reveal User's Information To Audio Company

A magistrate for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted an audio equipment manufacturer's motion to enforce a subpoena requiring case non-party Twitter to reveal the names of account users who allegedly defamed the manufacturer. In <i>Music Group Macao Commercial Offshore Ltd. v. John Does I-IX</i>, Twitter had asked the court to consider whether the First Amendment right of account users to anonymous protected speech was being properly considered.

3 minute read January 30, 2015 at 02:22 PM
By
Stan Soocher
Twitter Must Reveal User's Information To Audio Company

A magistrate for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted an audio equipment manufacturer's motion to enforce a subpoena requiring case non-party Twitter to reveal the names of account users who allegedly defamed the manufacturer.

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