Rob Livingston, star of the cult classic Office Space, is suing an anonymous Wikipedia writer for writing on Livingston's Wikipedia entry that he is gay and in a relationship with Lee Dennison. In reality, Livingston is married to a woman.
He cannot sue Wikipedia directly, as it is an internet service provider and protected by law. Livingston also says that the author create a fake facebook profile for he and "Lee Dennison", listing them as "In a Relationship".
First, Livingston must get Wikipedia and facebook to release the identity of the user.
An interesting libel case for Web 2.0...
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Hey, this one is interesting! He could definitely have a case. If the person who wrote this, also created a "fake" website about him being gay, then he would have the proof of actual malice - intentionally publishing a lie about something that could harm or embarrass, or cause damages to the person. I'm sure Livingston's lawyers could come up with some good "damages".
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