Wikipedia operates under the laws in Florida. Somewhere in the system it explicitely states that. The Star Wars boy could only sue under two jurisdictions. Either the one where he lives, or the one where Wikipedia headquarters lives. He can't choose to sue anywhere in the world. It would probably set a legal precedent were some court in the US to decide that merely "naming" a person is harassment or whatever. Yes of course "mere reporting" can be libel. But naming a person cannot be construed as "libel". Unless of course their name is "Ugly fart head". Privacy laws (which is a very vague term) do not cover public databases sources. A newspaper is a public database. The cat is already out of the bag Ian, merely reporting on the case cannot be construed as "lynching" or "punching". If you report on a murder are you murdering the person? If you report on a fire, are you setting the fire? If you report on fraud, conspiracy, rape, are you doing those actions? No you are not. A reporter shows what's going on, they don't hide from it on some moral high ground while wearing blinders. Our job is to show the world as it is, not as we wish it were by hiding from it. Will Johnson **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)