Fuller v. Doe

Anonymous speech. Opened 12/05.

Fuller v. Doe

H.G. Fuller v. Doe is an anonymous speech case involving an attempt by global adhesives company H.G. Fuller to discover the identity of an anonymous speaker on an online financial message board.

Substantive Tags: free speech, privacy
Free tags: anonymity

Doe Prevails: Motion to Unseal Seals Fuller's Fate

by Henry Lien, posted on June 21, 2007 - 10:04am.

Cyberlaw Clinic client John Doe and his anonymous speech rights have prevailed in the fight against Global Adhesives company H.B. Fuller. Fuller has withdrawn its subpoena to Yahoo seeking Doe's identity and has requested that the court dismiss Doe's appeal as moot. This is a great victory for our client and for free speech rights online.

Substantive Tags: free speech
Free tags: anonymous speech

Doe Wins Motion to Unseal, Bodes Well for Preservation of Anonymity

by Jennifer Granick, posted on May 31, 2007 - 5:41pm.

The Sixth District Court of Appeal in California has granted Cyberlaw Clinic client John Doe's motion to unseal records in H.B. Fuller v. Doe. In the trial court, Doe and Fuller stipulated to sealing documents Fuller claimed contained confidential information. On appeal, we moved to unseal the records in the appellate court because they do not contain confidential information.

Substantive Tags: free speech, privacy
Free tags: anonymity

Appellate Briefing in Fuller v. Doe

Some of the documents in Fuller v. Doe are sealed. You can download the redacted versions of these documents, however.

Substantive Tags: free speech, privacy
Free tags: anonymity
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