This subpoena was in violation of court rules and without notice to any defendant in the case. Of these, half of his comments were critical of the company and its operations with respect to the volatility of the stock price. AnswerThink, an Internet web consulting company, was founded in 1997 and went public in May 1998. Through 1999, the company's growth has been fueled mainly by numerous acquisitions. He is also a shareholder and has been vocal over many months, both openly and anonymously, stating his opinions about the performance of the company's stock and its management.
People are intelligent enough to evaluate the source of an anonymous writing.
They can see it is anonymous. They know it is anonymous. They can evaluate its anonymity along with its message, as long as they are permitted, as they must be, to read that message. And then, once they have done so, it is for them to decide what is 'responsible,' what is valuable, and what is truth. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, as quoted by the U. S. Supreme Court in McIntyre v.