Blog author is malicious mischief maker, says judge

The author of allegedly defamatory material posted about the Irish-based exploration company, Petroceltic International, and two of its executives on a blog, is a “malicious mischief maker,” a High Court judge has said.

Mr Justice Michael White yesterday said the blog, which had appeared on blogging site WordPress.com, before being taken down by Auttomatic Inc, the US owner of the world’s most popular blogging software, had been “set up to abuse” the company and its directors.

Last month, Petroceltic, which is headquartered in Dublin, had obtained court orders directing Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Limited, a subsidiary of Automatic Inc, and Auttomatic Inc to identify the author.