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Sixth Circuit: TheDirty.com not liable for user's posts, even when commentary added
Nik Richie, operator of the website TheDirty.com, cannot be held liable for potentially defamatory remarks made by a third-party poster… -
Connecticut court: No liability for linking to defamatory article
A Connecticut appellate court ruled Tuesday that a website is not liable for linking to someone else’s defamatory statements, even… -
Federal law bars libel suit against New York bloggers
A federal law protects website publishers who add material to defamatory posts and attempt to elicit greater discussion on the… -
Website with "rude opinions" not liable for privacy invasion
Online photographs of a bikini-clad woman accompanied by unflattering comments did not invade her privacy, a federal judge in Arizona… -
Bankruptcy court finds links in e-mail defamatory
A federal bankruptcy court in Texas became one of the first to find that individuals can be held liable for… -
Google executives face criminal prosecution in Italy
A group of Google lawyers and executives are facing criminal prosecution in Italy for not immediately removing from their Italian… -
Libel suit against JuicyCampus users dropped
A University of Delaware student is withdrawing a lawsuit filed this month over allegedly libelous statements made on the Web… -
Fifth Circuit holds MySpace not responsible for user misuse
The Fifth Circuit ruled on May 16 that neither MySpace nor its parent company, News Corporation, could be responsible for… -
Court says Web site not immune under Section 230
A federal court of appeals ruling limiting the scope of protection under the Communications Decency Act will not drastically affect…