Phew…We’re firing our lawyers forthwith…From MSNBC today…
In deciding a case closely watched by free speech groups, the court said a federal law gives immunity from libel suits not only to Internet service providers, like AOL, but also to bloggers and other users of their services.
“Subjecting Internet service providers and users to defamation liability would tend to chill online speech,” today’s unanimous ruling said.
The decision (http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S122953.PDF) is a victory for Internet free speech advocates, who warned that a contrary outcome could have affected users of newsgroups, blogs, listservs, and bulletin boards who enter those forums to discuss the views of others. A loss could even have jeopardized websites run by students to evaluate their professors, said the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in friend of court briefs.
So it’s ok to say Jeb’s brother is an asshole and killer ?
or do you have to be in California to be safe ?
mick
Mick
Shout it from the rooftops if you want to, AND with a megaphone, preferably..!! People shouldn’t fear a libel suit for telling it like it is… 🙂
Besides, you’re too far away for the ‘powers that be’ in the U.S. to come after you.. 🙂
Does that mean I can post all of them disparaging Diebold E-mails from that nice lady over at MIT, without getting you into trouble ?
Truth is always a defense to defamation allegations.
Speak the truth and have no fear.
Orrin Hatch and Bill Frist are lovers!
I sent you to the toilet that time, Huh?