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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…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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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…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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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…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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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…Categorized in Content Restrictions -
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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…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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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…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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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…Categorized in Content Restrictions -
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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…Categorized in Content Restrictions