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According to U.S. Communications Decency Act and the EU Directive 2000/31/EC Internet Service Providers in general are immune from liability for information that originates with 3rd Parties. Still several cases have been brought before the national courts against individual bloggers in alleged cases of defamation or liability. The courts have returned mixed verdicts.
In John Doe v. Patrick Cahill, the Delaware Supreme Court held that stringent standards had to be met to identify anonymous bloggers.
In Malaysia 8 Royal Dutch Shell Group companies collectively obtained in June 2004 an Interim Injunction and Restraining Order against a Shell whistleblower and former Shell employee, Dr John Huong.
In Britain, a college lecturer referred to a politician as a "Nazi" and was successfully sued for £10,000 in damages and £7,200 costs by the offended party.
In the United States blogger Traffic Power sued Aaron Wall for defamation and publication of trade secrets in 2005. The blogger community followed the case because it addressed the legal question of who's liable for comments posted on blogs.