11-22-2006, 12:24 PM
Quote:The California Supreme Court on Monday ruled that ISPs and Internet publishers cannot be sued for posting or distributing libelous material written by others.
At issue in the ACLU v. Gonzales case was the Child Online Protection Act Latest News about Child Online Protection Act (COPA), which would impose criminal sanctions, with penalties of up to US$50,000 per day and up to six months jail time, for posting content deemed harmful to minors under the law.
The California Supreme Court ruled that Internet providers cannot be sued for posting and distributing defamatory materials recognized under COPA, a law that was signed by President Clinton in 1998 but never enforced. The court, however, did not offer immunity to the authors of the defamatory material...
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