New York woman asks Google and YouTube to unmask cyber pest that's humiliating her...

A business consultant wants a court to force YouTube and owner Google to unmask a cyber cipher who posted what she says are unauthorized videos of her and online comments that hurt her reputation.

Carla Franklin, a former model and actress turned businesswoman, said in a legal petition filed Monday that she believes a Google user or users impugned her sexual mores in comments made under pseudonyms on a Columbia Business School Web site. Franklin says someone also posted unauthorized YouTube clips of her appearing in a small-budget independent movie.

Google Inc. said in a statement that it doesn't discuss individual cases to protect users' privacy, but it follows applicable laws. More...

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