Mobile Device Company (MDC) discovers that defamatory statements about its policies and products are being posted in an online forum.NuView Inc.,the Internet service provider whose users are posting the messages,refuses to disclose the identity of the person or persons responsible.MDC should

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MDC should bring a suit against "John Doe" and use the authority of the court to obtain the identity from NuView. This is the legal route to identify the person or persons responsible. Bringing a suit against NuView for publishing the statements would not be successful as they are protected under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Counter the statements with its own posts in an effort to enhance the company's goodwill would be a good strategy, but it may not be effective in stopping the defamatory statements. Posting defamatory statements about NuView and its users could result in MDC facing legal action for defamation.

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