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Be careful what you say!!

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&quotThe High Court has ordered the operator of a football club fan website to disclose the identity of five users of the site in relation to the posting of allegedly defamatory messages concerning the club's management. However, the court refused to disclose the identity of nine other users, finding that their messages were of a more trivial nature. The court set out some clear guidelines as to when a court can require a website operator to disclose the source of defamatory material by way of a Norwich Pharmacal order, which build on the principles first set out in the Motley Fool case. Case: Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Limited and others v Neil Hargreaves, 18 October 2007.&quot
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