On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Alan S. Harrell wrote:
> On 12 Jul 2000, 8:06, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> > Also... any sense of where things are going regarding liability for
> > things like advice given on a moderated list?
>
> Years ago I read that our liability to our subscribers was dependent on
> what our subscribers paid for the service. From that I have since
Please note: I was not asking about liability to subscribers. I was
asking about liability in general. I'm a lot more interested in a list
owner's liability if a subscriber:
- posts copyrighted materials to the list
- posts libelous or slanderous materials
Can the list-owner get sued? (obvious answer: anybody can get sued)
Would such a suit have merit in court? (judging from the Prodigy case, the
answer is "at least under certain circumstances")
The question is - what are the parameters under current statutory and case
law?
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