Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002

California Supreme Court Backs Web Publishers Against Libel Suits

Barrett v. Rosenthal, California Supreme Court, November 20, 2006: “In the context of defamation, the Communications Decency Act of 1996, codified at 47 U.S.C. section 230, prohibits “distributor” liability for Internet publications. Further, section 230(c)(1) immunizes individual “users” of interactive computer services, and no practical or principled distinction can be drawn between active and passive use.”

Sorry, comments are closed for this post.