Comments on: Illinois official drops attempt to unveil creator of fake MySpace profile

MySpace won't have to reveal name of spoof profile creator in case involving Illinois official who declined to provide details of alleged defamation.

[humanssssss]

Government getting involve AGAIN! This is stupid. When people create fake profile, it is within their right. Like the government will use this fake profile as "authorative" evidence. I find Myspace and facebook are playgrounds for people to create fake this and that. It is not a place where people should trust the information on. That's the problem, people now are trusting the information on these social networks that they use them as a vehicle to carry out the law. The law was meant to ensure we understand everyone has the right to first amendment -- that they can create parody. When creating a profile, who is it to "verify" the information is trusted when the sites themselves are fill with crap and untrusted info?

This is very obvious case.

And those who go after people creating fake profiles, go ahead and search your name on google.com. Your name is not unique. In addition, there are so many websites creating fake profile of YOU. There are fake Steve Jobs, fake Bill Gates, etc. And these people who created fake profile should be subpoena, arrested? This is unAmerican.

[Jack K1]

What a crock. The first amendment says nothing about anonymity.

[humanssssss]

freedom of speech means you can say anything you want. Whether people will listen to you is another story. So there's a guy, he posts whatever, fake profile on facebook, myspace. Does it give the government the right to take the fake profile down? That's the extent of freedom of speech. You don't tell people want to do with their speech. Just as they wouldn't tell you what to do with yours.

MySpace and facebook are private properties. They have the right to take the fake profile down. That's a civil matter between.

You need to go back and do your constitutional study boy.

[George Orwellian]

The PDF link to the court filing is 404.



BTW, I post the damnedest things, and have been sued just once, for USD $30 million. The pro-se (me) beat the lawyer.



--

Natural State Research

[benjaminstraight]

Many stories like this will surely come.

[DRUNKJONATHANAVILDSEN]

i was arrested for making fake profiles on the internet. i am quite amazed at how easy it is for cops to get ip addresses, and also how easy it is for them to get your home address from your isp. you wont encounter very much resistance from the website or isp. believe me.