Totalise plc v Motley Fool Ltd

Totalise plc v Motley Fool Ltd^[1] was libel case in concerned with identifying users on web forums. In 2001, it represents one of the earliest reported cases in England and Wales relating to libel on the internet.

The internet service provider Totalise (which became part of Madasafish in 2006)^[2] sued Motley Fool because a user named "Zeddust"^[3] made negative comments about Totalise on the Motley Fool website. Motley Fool were forced to reveal the identity of Zeddust under Section 10 of the Contempt of Court Act.

References

^ Totalise Plc v Motley Fool Ltd & Anor [2001] EWCA Civ 1897, [2002] WLR 1233, [2002] 1 WLR 1233, [2003] 2 All ER 872, [2002] FSR 50, [2002] EMLR 20, [2002] Masons CLR 3, [2002] CP Rep 22 (19 December 2001)
^ "Mirror group sells ic24 for £4.5m". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ "Websites forced to reveal user identity". 20 March 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

External links

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[1] Totalise Plc v Motley Fool Ltd & Anor [2001] EWCA Civ 1897, [2002] WLR 1233, [2002] 1 WLR 1233, [2003] 2 All ER 872, [2002] FSR 50, [2002] EMLR 20, [2002] Masons CLR 3, [2002] CP Rep 22 (19 December 2001)

[2] "Mirror group sells ic24 for £4.5m". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[3] "Websites forced to reveal user identity". 20 March 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

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