In the first case of its kind, Mr Justice Tugendhat ordered Wikipedia’s parent company, Florida-based Wikimedia Foundation Inc, to disclose the computer identity, known as an IP address, of one of its registered users.
The judge acted after hearing that the mother, who is well known in the business world, had received anonymous letters threatening to disclose to the media details of her professional life and expenses.
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Wikimedia, while stressing it had nothing to do with the amendment, said it would disclose the IP address – but only if ordered to do so - effectively breaching the confidentiality of the contributor. Mr Justice Tugendhat has done just that to try to help the businesswoman track down the amendment writer even though they may have already covered their cyber-tracks.
The judge, who said the amendment had been taken down once a complaint was made, ordered that the mother and child must not be identified in reports on the case but refused to extend anonymity to Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
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